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Let's say I have water which is A and B is a shirt. If neither A or B is wet then how does B get wet?
Question Date: 2019-05-07
Answer 1:

Water itself is not technically wet but it can make other things wet. Water really likes to stick together because of it’s cohesive properties. That’s why when you drop water on a table, it sticks together in little droplets. It’s held together by something called surface tension. When water hits the shirt, the surface tension releases and it will “wet” the surface and absorb into the shirt. So to answer your question, B (shirt) will only get wet if it comes into contact with A (water).


Answer 2:

Your question is interesting,it has to be with "water wet", so I refer you to the link below where you will learn about it:

Is water wet?



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