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If wetness is the property of having water on something, what is the property of something in water? (lemmy.world)
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I'm firmly on the side of "water is not wet" in this debate, but it's a question that I was asked while I was high and have no answer to it. Water cannot itself be wet because you can't get water on water. However, what is a fish in a lake? It can't be wet until it's taken out of the water, but it's not dry either. Is it something else?

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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

umami

[–] freehugs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Lol, I've yet figure out what umami actually tastes like. I know salty, sweet, sour,... but wtf is umami? Every example/description of it sounds completely different. Can I go buy an umami-spice somewhere? Can it even be isolated? Does "umami" actually exist, or was it made up to trigger the shit out of people whenever someone mentions it online??

K, I'll see myself out.

[–] Deez@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

MSG

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you describe what saltiness is without using the word salt?

[–] Deez@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tastes like sweat.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Hmmm... I tasted the food, I think it would be better if it tasted a little more like human sweat."

Either way, that's not really a description so much as comparative example, that's like describing umami as soy sauce.