Is water wet?

Question

This is not as stupid as it sounds. Water cannot be made dry (chemical reactions do not count, the water must be removed physically). Its sort of like saying when you apply a tiger to a person it becomes attacked, but the tiger itself is not attacked. If you see what I mean.

Answer 1

they r 2 words

Answer 2

This is a philosophical question.... you should have placed it there.

You mean that wet is what happens to someone- it is a subjectively felt effect- when they come into contact with a fluid that is denser than air, under normal atmospheric pressure and around 273k.

So you already know the answer, but ask it anyway to see if there's anyone else who wants to wrap their head around it?  As I said, go talk to the philosophers- this is their job (or at least their avocation).

"A fish."

Answer 3

Water doesn't Care

Water doesn't sit around and ponder "DO We 'feel' dry when it's not arround? Stcky bag's of MOSTLY water should not be so jugemental...DRINK ME!

Answer 4

Something, by itself, is not wet.  Wetness is a condition that requires two materials, the first solid and the second liquid.  If, when brought into contact, the liquid material is attracted to the surface of the solid, then the solid material is "wet" by the liquid.

One material can not "wet" itself.

Answer 5

Yes, water is wet.

I really like that question. Its a thinker.

Answer 6

i don't know the answer but i surf and i can never seem to quite get wet enough!!!!

Answer 7

If "water cannot be made dry" then by definition it must be wet.

Answer 8

Hey if you apply a tiger to a person, whos to say that the person wont attack the tiger back. Think about it.

...... How can you ask this question when you know the answer. Your on something. Water is WET. WET was probably formed from the word WATER. Also, nothing is wet if you think about it that way. It depends on what you want to think about. Wierd.

Answer 9

You are right. The water is not wet because wetness is a relation. Water is only wet when you touch it but not wet per se. I think that wetness must mean ability to spread into the

nooks and crannies of that which it wets. Not all things are wettable with water implying that wetness is not  possessed by water absolutely, but relatively. We say "water is wet"

because that's how it feels to us but it will not wet  a teflon pan for example.

Answer 10

well that depends in what form. You are sitting in a huge bubble of water right now, actually its the largest form of water, bigger than all the oceans put together.

Its called the atmosphere.

Answer 11

Water is dry when frozen. It is not wet anymore, and it exists however, it can touch other things without making them wet, unless it melts.

I think wetness is a result of water presence, but not its own definition of existence. Just like what you say, when water is applied to anything, it becomes wet. But water can not make itself wet, just like when a tiger can not attack itself ;)

Thats why I think water is not wet.

Answer 12

well consipering it is physically imposibal for the water to be dry then I'm guessing it must be wet. But then again since anything wet can be made dry there must be a way to make water dry. all water is is two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen. oxygen is a gas and so is hydrogen. are they dry?

Answer 13

Water wets what has been dry or can be dry.Can water wet blood? Can water wet oil? Is oil wet?Is blood wet? But blood has water in it i.e. water can be extracted from blood. Is water wet? If water is wet then blood must be wet?!

Answer 14

water is neither "wet" nor "dry" ... it's just water! "Wet" is the name we use to describe the state of something that has any liquid (including water) on it.

so picking your question apart a little, asking whether water is "wet" is the same as asking "can water have liquid on it?"

any liquid that was less or equally dense would become dispersed equally into the water in such a way that it could not be separated out again, like ink or soda pop. in that case, since the liquid was incorporated into the water it would not meet the definition of "wet"

but a liquid more dense than water would not, like oil. in that case, it could be separated out again, for example by soaking it up with seagulls. this has been done, and works for everyone except the seagulls (who did not like it). the liquid can be defined as being "on" the water, which would fit the definition of "wet"

conversely, it must also be true that water must therefore be made "wet" by some external event, like an oil spill or a swimmer with too much hawaiian tropic slathered on.

therefore, using the given definition iof "wet" (from merriam webster), water could only be "wet" if it had an amount of denser-than-water liquid floating on top of it.  

also, the fact that "wet" is an adjective implies that wetness is extrinsic. an adjective describes an understanding of the current state of something in the context of existing understanding of the same thing in different states.

next, if it were an intrinsic quality, there would be no need to describe it.  

therefore, i would say no, water is not "wet."

Answer 15

It depends on what you consider water, is it a quantity large enough for us to see or the single atoms and molecules? Either way I believe nothing is wet. Water is made of structures that fit together and make it flow and have a wet quality,  so that's like saying sand or blood is wet because it flows but just because we can't easily see individual pieces of the matter that doesn't mean it flows as one single part of matter. For example, if humans were large enough monkeys, cats, and dogs would seem to flow giving them a water characteristic

Answer 16

Water is kind of dry when it evaporates. And when it is frozen. But in its liquid state, I would say yes. If you had many particles. Seriously if you only had a few, it wouldn't feel wet. And are you talking about wet in the sense of feeling?? I suppose there really is no other way...

Answer 17

Did you know there is water in outer space?

Answer 18

water is wet here...but in space?

Answer 19

If you consider ice to be water, than water can be made dry.

I've read all the answers to your question, and the question, still perplexed over the rational of all.

Answer 20

In the physical sense, wetness implies the absorption of bulk water into a material or the adsorption of water on its surface. By this definition, water is of course wet.

An everyday definition of wetness is that the material feels wet to the touch. Water certainly feels wet, so again, the definition is met.

Answer 21

water=wet doesent matter what happens to it

Answer 22

Yes water is wet.

why does everyone else have such long answers?!?!

Answer 23

It would be boring if I just told you that water is wet and clear,but really water is wet,it's like sort of  condensation is water coming out of the air,if you see what i mean