• starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    18 days ago

    The water in the air is not liquid water. Unless it’s raining, in which case it’s very much liquid water, and you’re very wet if you’re standing in it

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      18 days ago

      Yes, the water in the air is not liquid water, just like individual water molecules are not liquid water. You got it!

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        18 days ago

        An individual water molecule is not liquid, but if it’s touching other water molecules that are in a liquid state, then it is wet.

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          18 days ago

          Water molecules can’t be in a liquid state, it’s only the aggregate that’s liquid. Therefore water molecules can’t be wet.

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            A water molecule (singular) can’t be in a liquid state. Water molecules (plural) can be in a liquid state. It’s important to be precise with our language here

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              A single water molecule cannot physically touch enough other water molecules for them to be considered liquid. It can touch water molecules which touch other water molecules, in aggregate making them a liquid, but that makes the water molecule itself part of the liquid, which means it cannot be wet.