A Periodical - H.sub-two.O

Sorry for not posting, but I'm sure I'll get around to it more often as I procrastinate from doing all my work (like I'm doing now). But I thought I would add this interesting trivia bit up so I wouldn't forget it.

I was once pondering years ago what water tasted like. If you ask someone what water tastes like they really can't give that definitive of an answer because there really isn't anything to compare it to (like how chicken and turkey can somewhat be compared). What we as humans are really tasting is all the impurities and junk that plagues the water. Such as odd minerals, dust particles, gunk, etc.

[And just as a side note for those that don't know, if you've ever heard that rain is safe to eat, like catching raindrops and snowflakes on your tongue, it isn't necessarily good. All types of precipitation form on a condensation nuclei which is any aerosol that's in the sky. Remember that aerosols are just particles in the air. So every rain drop forms around things like dust and sand. But think about all the nasty pollutants that get into the air and how that drop of rain may be not as good as you thought]

But anyway back to how we can't taste water. It stinks but as it turns out there are life forms that can taste what water really is. Namely dogs and pigs, but some others as well. So while we only taste the impurities in the water they're designed in a way to be able tell what water really tastes like. It's quite odd, now what would they compare it too?