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The part I find interesting is the 100% success rate between bottled and tap, which is something bottled water drinkers insist is true (being able to taste the

by Legion 9y ago

The part I find interesting is the 100% success rate between bottled and tap, which is something bottled water drinkers insist is true (being able to taste the difference, that is), but are often told is just in their heads.

zeta0134 9y ago
I live in south Texas, where the water is quite hard, and therefore somewhat bitter. There's no mistaking the difference. I've always described bottled water as being more pure; to me it has no taste (as it should), and filters seem to do a decent job of masking that taste out.
- ajmurmann 9y ago
  Why do you think water should have no taste? Good water should has minerals and those have lots of flavors.
  - zeta0134 9y ago
    I think it's because the "bad" taste of water (bitter, sour, or kind of metallic) in the areas where I live is so very strong, that "good" water is tasteless to me by comparison. I'm sure there's something there, but it's really subtle.
celticninja 9y ago
It will depend on your tap water.
- tzs 9y ago
  It also depends on the bottled water. Different brands have different mineral content, and sometimes other things that can affect taste. Furthermore, I think the packaging may affect it sometimes. At least that is my guess after buying a case of small bottles of one particular brand to see if they would be more convenient than filling my own bottles with filtered tap water, and finding that the damn things had a strong flavor that is what I imagine you would get if you ate an ear of corn on the cob for lunch at a picnic on a hot day, and then left the cob sitting out on the table for a few hours until it gets to that state where it has that "it was once part of food, but now it is garbage" smell, and then stuck it in your water and let it sit there for a few more hours, pulled it out, and then drank the water. Since I cannot believe that they intended this flavor, I'm assuming it is something that leached out of the cheap plastic they used for the bottles.
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by Legion 9y ago

zeta0134 9y ago

I live in south Texas, where the water is quite hard, and therefore somewhat bitter. There's no mistaking the difference. I've always described bottled water as being more pure; to me it has no taste (as it should), and filters seem to do a decent job of masking that taste out.

ajmurmann 9y ago
Why do you think water should have no taste? Good water should has minerals and those have lots of flavors.
- zeta0134 9y ago
  I think it's because the "bad" taste of water (bitter, sour, or kind of metallic) in the areas where I live is so very strong, that "good" water is tasteless to me by comparison. I'm sure there's something there, but it's really subtle.

celticninja 9y ago

It will depend on your tap water.

tzs 9y ago
It also depends on the bottled water. Different brands have different mineral content, and sometimes other things that can affect taste. Furthermore, I think the packaging may affect it sometimes. At least that is my guess after buying a case of small bottles of one particular brand to see if they would be more convenient than filling my own bottles with filtered tap water, and finding that the damn things had a strong flavor that is what I imagine you would get if you ate an ear of corn on the cob for lunch at a picnic on a hot day, and then left the cob sitting out on the table for a few hours until it gets to that state where it has that "it was once part of food, but now it is garbage" smell, and then stuck it in your water and let it sit there for a few more hours, pulled it out, and then drank the water. Since I cannot believe that they intended this flavor, I'm assuming it is something that leached out of the cheap plastic they used for the bottles.

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