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Which got wrecked worse by Lake Superior? Tom Fitton or the Edmund Fitzgerald? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There’s an argument that wetness is a sensation that occurs when water comes into contact with a solid surface. Therefore, while water can make other things wet, it is not considered wet on its own.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd argue there exist extremely viscous liquids which would be considered wet when in contact with water.

It seems arbitrary to exclude liquids from being wet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

And yet I'm struggling to think of one....