• asudox@programming.dev
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    1 month ago

    water wets stuff by physical contact. if we assume water is always in physical contact with itself, then it technically is wetting itself, which means water is wet.

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      1 month ago

      Water isn’t wet was a big “I’m 12 and I’m smart” thing on reddit. I’d really hope people here are better than that.

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      1 month ago

      Or more simply - words can have multiple meanings. Wet is both used to refer to a liquid and something covered in a liquid as well as other things.