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?
A living fish is immersed in water.
Submerged
Particle man, particle man
Doing the things a particle can
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When he’s underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle man
Moisture is the essence of wetness, wetness is the essence of beauty.
So, just to understand your position - is a soaked sponge not wet?
I think a fish in water is still wet (i.e. in contact with some amount of water) but that’s superseded by the fact that it’s immersed in water, and thus not a very meaningful attribute.
