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minus-squareKombatWombat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoI would count a grouping of water as having absorbed itself personally. But either way, it technically can’t absorb any more water, so it is always at the absorption max, whether that’s 0% or 100% water.
minus-squareSteve Dice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoI’m prepared to admit water is wet if you’re prepared to admit every non-absorbent material is perpetually wet since it can’t absorb any more water.
minus-squareKombatWombat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoOk fair point on the 0%. I guess it does depend on whether you consider water to have absorbed itself or not for soaked.
I would count a grouping of water as having absorbed itself personally. But either way, it technically can’t absorb any more water, so it is always at the absorption max, whether that’s 0% or 100% water.
I’m prepared to admit water is wet if you’re prepared to admit every non-absorbent material is perpetually wet since it can’t absorb any more water.
Ok fair point on the 0%. I guess it does depend on whether you consider water to have absorbed itself or not for soaked.