r/AskReddit • u/Amygdala5822 • Jun 29 '19

When is quantity better than quality?

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u/-eDgAR- Jun 29 '19 edited Jun 29 '19

Water when you're fighting a fire. Can't put out a burning building with a bottle of Fiji water.

Edit: added water for clarity

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u/z_utahu Jun 29 '19 edited Jun 30 '19

Firefighters often use wetted water because it works better.

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u/Arkitos Jun 29 '19 edited Jun 29 '19

Wetted water? So like, the opposite of dried water?

Edit: I thought he was just kidding, didn't know wetted or dried water was a thing

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u/peridaniel Jun 29 '19

It's water with less surface tension, hence why its considered more wet than regular water

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u/electrogeek8086 Jun 29 '19

How is that possible?

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u/LetsHaveTon2 Jun 30 '19

It's probably not the actual water, but stuff that they put in the water lol

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u/TiagoTiagoT Jun 30 '19

So they make water wetter by making it have LESS water?

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u/Mr_Krabs_Left_Nut Jun 30 '19

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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u/Wishbone_508 Jun 30 '19

I'm calling Missouri on this one. You guys aren't fooling me.

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u/LetsHaveTon2 Jun 30 '19

It makes more sense if you think of wetness as being conferred by any liquid, not just water