If wetness is the property of having water on something, what is the property of something in water? (lemmy.world)

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I'm firmly on the side of "water is not wet" in this debate, but it's a question that I was asked while I was high and have no answer to it. Water cannot itself be wet because you can't get water on water. However, what is a fish in a lake? It can't be wet until it's taken out of the water, but it's not dry either. Is it something else?

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[-] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Can you describe what saltiness is without using the word salt?

[-] Deez@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Tastes like sweat.

[-] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Hmmm... I tasted the food, I think it would be better if it tasted a little more like human sweat."

Either way, that's not really a description so much as comparative example, that's like describing umami as soy sauce.

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