Bob Talbot tells us it is so!! Water is NOT wet! Ice is a form of water ... it all depends where you look for the > definition. > OED: ice: "frozen water" but water all the same > > > Why do we use wetting agents if water IS wet? > > To me the phrase "water is wet" is absurd. Wet is the property of > something in contact with or containing (as a sponge) water. > Water is water. Wet is wetted by a liquid - often but not always > water. > Some substances in contact with water are not wetted ... > > Bob > > > Does a bear sh*t in the woods? > maybe ... but on a visit to a zoo I found not always ... > nor does every turd in the woods imply bears .... Bravo, Bob!!!
