[QUOTE=Exploderguy;52621865]Is water wet?[/QUOTE]
Water is not "wet", strictly speaking, in the same way light isn't visible. Water is wettening, however, so anything entering the water will become wet. In the end, I don't think there will ever be a situation in casual conversation where clarity of speech depends on the definition of wet in regards to water.
Now for a replacement mind-bender. Water in itself isn't wet. Things covered in oil are wet. Let's say you're in space, and you cover a droplet of water in a larger droplet of oil so the water is in the centre surrounded by oil.
Is the water now wet because it's covered in oil? Or, since the oil and water aren't appreciably lubricated, is the water just oily?
If you mix one paint colour with another, could that be considered painting paint?
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;52629351]Water is not "wet", strictly speaking, in the same way light isn't visible. Water is wettening, however, so anything entering the water will become wet. In the end, I don't think there will ever be a situation in casual conversation where clarity of speech depends on the definition of wet in regards to water.
Now for a replacement mind-bender. Water in itself isn't wet. Things covered in oil are wet. Let's say you're in space, and you cover a droplet of water in a larger droplet of oil so the water is in the centre surrounded by oil.
Is the water now wet because it's covered in oil? Or, since the oil and water aren't appreciably lubricated, is the water just oily?
If you mix one paint colour with another, could that be considered painting paint?[/QUOTE]
Water and oil don't mix tho
[QUOTE=Ott;52630337]Water and oil don't mix tho[/QUOTE]
which is why the oil would surround the water in 0g.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;52629351]Water is not "wet", strictly speaking, in the same way light isn't visible. Water is wettening, however, so anything entering the water will become wet. In the end, I don't think there will ever be a situation in casual conversation where clarity of speech depends on the definition of wet in regards to water.
Now for a replacement mind-bender. Water in itself isn't wet. Things covered in oil are wet. Let's say you're in space, and you cover a droplet of water in a larger droplet of oil so the water is in the centre surrounded by oil.
Is the water now wet because it's covered in oil? Or, since the oil and water aren't appreciably lubricated, is the water just oily?
If you mix one paint colour with another, could that be considered painting paint?[/QUOTE]
Only solids can become wet. A liquid surrounded by another liquid can not be wet.
[QUOTE=Tetsmega;52630621]Only solids can become wet. A liquid surrounded by another liquid can not be wet.[/QUOTE]
Is a cloud not wet?
[QUOTE=Quark:;52630767]Is a cloud not wet?[/QUOTE]
No, it's humid.
A fish wet with water, is not dry or submerged in water, when it immediately is taken out of a body of water.
A fish is submerged in water, is not dry or wet with water, when it is in a body of water.
If a fish has been outside of water long enough to dry it's outside, it is now considered dry, not wet or submerged in water.
I'm wet
[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;52632451]I'm wet[/QUOTE]
But were you taken out of water? If not you're still dry, duh.
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