• Question: Why is the water wet

    Asked by 525nenp43 to Sonia, Mossy, Maureen on 16 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Maureen

      Maureen answered on 16 Nov 2018:

      That’s a question for a philosopher!

      Scientifically, water feels wet because of the way our sensory neurons feel it. Sometimes, the neurons aren’t great at telling things apart. Often, I have a hard time telling the difference between things that are wet and things that are cold.

    • Photo: Sonia Lenehan

      Sonia Lenehan answered on 16 Nov 2018:

      As Maureen said, that is the way our sensory neurons describe the feeling of water!

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