• Question: is water wet?

    Asked by anon-174247 to Alex, Yewande, Tim, Melanie, Hayley, Carl on 12 Jun 2018. This question was also asked by anon-174221.
    • Photo: Alex Seeney

      Alex Seeney answered on 12 Jun 2018:

      Wetness is the ability of a liquid to stick to the surface of a solid – so if we think about it like that, then water itself is not wet, but can make other materials wet. However, if we say that wetness is what we feel when we touch a liquid, then yes, water is wet. It depends on which way you think about it!

    • Photo: Tim Craig

      Tim Craig answered on 13 Jun 2018:

      Alex’s answer is a good one – I agree with him!

    • Photo: Carl Barford

      Carl Barford answered on 15 Jun 2018:

      It feels wet because it creeps all over and sticks. Cover your hands in something like oil or grease and the water doesn’t seem to stick – it cannot “wet” through the oil

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