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Is water wet, or is wetness a property that only applies to solids? This question has sparked debates because wetness is typically defined as the condition of a solid object being covered in or saturated with a liquid, but since water itself is a liquid, it doesn’t have a solid surface that can be "wet" in the traditional sense. Does water make itself wet, or is it just the substance that makes other things wet? If wetness is about the sensation or experience of a liquid interacting with a surface, can we apply that same concept to water itself? Ultimately, the answer depends on how we define "wet" and whether it is a quality that can be attributed to a liquid like water or whether it’s something that only describes the interaction between a liquid and a solid.
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Is water wet, or is wetness a property that only applies to solids? This question has sparked debates because wetness is typically defined as the condition of a solid object being covered in or saturated with a liquid, but since water itself is a liquid, it doesn’t have a solid surface that can be "wet" in the traditional sense. Does water make itself wet, or is it just the substance that makes other things wet? If wetness is about the sensation or experience of a liquid interacting with a surface, can we apply that same concept to water itself? Ultimately, the answer depends on how we define "wet" and whether it is a quality that can be attributed to a liquid like water or whether it’s something that only describes the interaction between a liquid and a solid.
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