Does water go bad overnight?
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
You don't have a cat do you? I used to catch our cat with her paw in my water glass. I switched to bottled water on my nightstand. If you do have a cat you'll be thinking about that all day...
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
No, water does not go bad. Although I wouldn't drink it because who knows what might have got in there overnight... Oh, and don't drink it if it was sitting in a metal container - the water can absorb some of the metal so it takes horrible and generally isn't good for you.
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
Water, in and of itself, does not 'go bad', and in fact, pure water is essentially tasteless. The flavor of water is usually based upon temperature and mineral content or contaminants. In your case, the water is now at room temperature. If you drink a lot, you're probably refilling the glass fairly often, which implies that the water is normally fairly cold (fresh from the tap or from the water cooler). Of course, it's also possible your coworkers have decided to poison you.
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
First it was the salty coffee and now it is the water:)
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I just gulped down what was left in the glass
:suss: Somebody Please tell me that it was by accident. (may be peterchen will). Lot of things may have happened while you were away. There are numerous possibilities, some of them can be discussed only in the soapbox. I will mention the name Kate Beckinsale and coffee so that you can get an idea.
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Nish better ask the lizard what it did when it was taking rest in the little pool.
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he might felt that the water is not enough and filled his own ;P SaRath.
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he might felt that the water is not enough and filled his own ;P SaRath.
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Water, in and of itself, does not 'go bad', and in fact, pure water is essentially tasteless. The flavor of water is usually based upon temperature and mineral content or contaminants. In your case, the water is now at room temperature. If you drink a lot, you're probably refilling the glass fairly often, which implies that the water is normally fairly cold (fresh from the tap or from the water cooler). Of course, it's also possible your coworkers have decided to poison you.
Software Zen:
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Of course, it's also possible your coworkers have decided to poison you.
With a name like "Maunder", what would you expect? :rolleyes:
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste!
What your tasting is the way water is supposed to taste, after all the chemicals they put into it have broken down and evaporated out. Have you ever noticed how a cat will not drink water as served directly from the tap? They let it sit for day, because it reeks of chlorine, flourine, and god knows what else they put in it. We get well water here, and the cat drinks it immediately. :) Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson -- modified at 10:43 Thursday 8th June, 2006
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
I get that too. I find that if you shake it up or stir it the water will taste 'ok' again. Maybe it's re-oxygenating it?
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
The different taste is probably a result of the chlorine and chloramines coming out of the water after being left for about 12 hours or so. It takes about 24 hours for them to become undetectable, however.
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I just gulped down what was left in the glass
You need to stop gulping and more sipping. This is not the first time you got problems for just gulping instead of carefully sipping your coffee, water, etc... Cheers Al My eMail control My Blog
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I just gulped down what was left in the glass
You need to stop gulping and more sipping. This is not the first time you got problems for just gulping instead of carefully sipping your coffee, water, etc... Cheers Al My eMail control My Blog
Albert Pascual wrote:
You need to stop gulping and more sipping. This is not the first time you got problems for just gulping instead of carefully sipping your coffee, water, etc...
:laugh: Regards, Nish
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
Likely when you poured it, it became oxygenated by that filter thingie on the tap that makes the water come out all bubbly or just the action of the water falling and mixing with air in the glass. As it sat overnight it went flat, the air bubbles trapped in it escaped. This will give it a flat taste. The other possibility is that, as you know, bacteria, molds, yeasts and fungus are eveywhere in the air and they normally need water to breed. If you leave the water sitting out then those critters in the air are going to fall in and start breeding. It's why a towel smells so bad if it sits wet for any length of time in the open air.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste!
What your tasting is the way water is supposed to taste, after all the chemicals they put into it have broken down and evaporated out. Have you ever noticed how a cat will not drink water as served directly from the tap? They let it sit for day, because it reeks of chlorine, flourine, and god knows what else they put in it. We get well water here, and the cat drinks it immediately. :) Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson -- modified at 10:43 Thursday 8th June, 2006
Marc Clifton wrote:
Have you ever noticed how a cat will not drink water as served directly from the tap?
Actually my sister's cat drinks almost exclusively from the tap. They turn on the faucet to a fairly slow setting in one of the bathrooms for it to take a drink.
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Likely when you poured it, it became oxygenated by that filter thingie on the tap that makes the water come out all bubbly or just the action of the water falling and mixing with air in the glass. As it sat overnight it went flat, the air bubbles trapped in it escaped. This will give it a flat taste. The other possibility is that, as you know, bacteria, molds, yeasts and fungus are eveywhere in the air and they normally need water to breed. If you leave the water sitting out then those critters in the air are going to fall in and start breeding. It's why a towel smells so bad if it sits wet for any length of time in the open air.
Well, :doh: that would certainly explain why my cat smells so bad if it sits wet for any length of time in the open air...or the dog, now that I come to think of it :rolleyes: I've seen better runs in my shorts! - Patches O'Houlihan
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
So, was it like an almond aftertaste and how much life insurance do you have? :suss: Just kidding of course.
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
Most people in the world, and throughout history, consume water that has been transported and left sitting in a container for some length of time. ---------- Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them. - Laurence J. Peters
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I left my glass of water at my desk when I went home last evening - and this morning, I just gulped down what was left in the glass. Now there's a strange taste in my mouth. Does water go bad if left in the open? I don't particularly remember, but I am sure I've done this in the past too - sometimes the water's left open for the weekend. I've never tasted something odd. So, I was quite surprised when I felt the odd taste! :~ Regards, Nish
Yes, water can go bad, just like any other food or drink product if it is left out in the open. Another idea: If water didn't go bad there would be no need for a water purification plant. Although, don't get worried about it, there is not likely to be any problems from water left out for 12 hours.