Does water go bad overnight?
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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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Marc Clifton wrote:
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.
Hmm... I don't quite buy that. It's an unnatural and undesirable taste. Straight well water tastes much better, as do rainwater and non-chlorinated non-flourinated bottled water. When you leave water out, the actual water evaporates, making the minerals and any chemicals and impurities that do not evaporate with the water be more concentrated. Dust, spores, bacteria, and small particles enter the water as well. Those 2 things combined are what are most likely (in my understanding) to make it taste bad after being left out. [EDIT: I seem to remember 2 other things: The oxygen in the water straight from the tap or bottle makes it taste better (maybe masks the taste of the other stuff that's dissolved in it?). Also when chlorine evaporates, it may leave behind hydrogen sulfide (hydrogen sulfide + chlorine = hydrochloric acid), which would give it a bad taste.]
Marc Clifton wrote:
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.
Our cats drink water from the tap but one of them much prefers to jump up on my table and drink out of my glass (which I fill with bottled water). And of course he has to "dig" in it with his paw before drinking like he always does with any water - sometimes knocking it over and spilling it on the desk. These days I've been filling his dish with part bottled water, but I don't always have enough on hand.
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J. Dunlap wrote:
I don't quite buy that.
Yeah, I should have put the tongue-sticking-out-smiley on that post. Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
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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
It may have been dust particles, etc. also settling in the water. Jeremy Falcon
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It may have been dust particles, etc. also settling in the water. Jeremy Falcon
Mmm... dead skin cells, hair, and very small bugs. Protein shake!!!
-- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.
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Mmm... dead skin cells, hair, and very small bugs. Protein shake!!!
-- 100% natural. No superstitious additives.
:-D Jeremy Falcon
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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
As others observed, strictly H20 doesn't go bad. But tap water does. Our local water isn't very tasty. We filter and chill it, which helps, but it still has an odd taste and seems to get worse if it sits out. It's till better than when I lived in Oklahoma City in the late 1980s. The water smelled like a swamp. It was quite vile especially if it sat overnight. Like most other people in the area, we bought heavily fitered and sanitized water from vending type machines at groceries stores. It later turned out that they found stuff growing in the pipes and had to dig up and replace the entire water system in that part of town. (And then there's parts of Kingston, New York. In the late 1970s, the water smelled like sulphur. It was technically safe to drink, but quite disgusting.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
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"
Ryan Binns wrote:
With a name like "Maunder", what would you expect?
a decrease in sunspots? ;P _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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he might felt that the water is not enough and filled his own ;P SaRath.
"Don't Do Different things... Do Things Differently..." Understanding State Pattern in C++Cockroaches might have had a party that night... at the pool side. :laugh:
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As others observed, strictly H20 doesn't go bad. But tap water does. Our local water isn't very tasty. We filter and chill it, which helps, but it still has an odd taste and seems to get worse if it sits out. It's till better than when I lived in Oklahoma City in the late 1980s. The water smelled like a swamp. It was quite vile especially if it sat overnight. Like most other people in the area, we bought heavily fitered and sanitized water from vending type machines at groceries stores. It later turned out that they found stuff growing in the pipes and had to dig up and replace the entire water system in that part of town. (And then there's parts of Kingston, New York. In the late 1970s, the water smelled like sulphur. It was technically safe to drink, but quite disgusting.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Ryan Binns wrote:
With a name like "Maunder", what would you expect?
a decrease in sunspots? ;P _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Of course :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"