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Have you ever had water from anywhere else? The minerals in the bay area water or whatever the chemical difference is makes it awful compared to tap water elsew
by hueving 9y ago
Have you ever had water from anywhere else? The minerals in the bay area water or whatever the chemical difference is makes it awful compared to tap water elsewhere.
>even more curious if you would be able the distinguish it from your preferred water source in a blind taste test.
Of course you would. Tap water isn't purified in any regard to only contain hydrogen and oxygen. It's filled with all kinds of other crap with just certain crap removed.
- louhike 9y agoIt doesn't seem completly rational to say "all kinds of other crap", but maybe I'm wrong and you have examples of which kind of craps. Tap water is usually enough regulated for it to be safe to drink.
- hueving 9y agoThere is a huge variety of minerals that are perfectly fine to leave in drinking water. You're right that it's regulated to be safe to drink, but safety has nothing to do with taste.
- baddox 9y agoI grew up with well water from the Midwest, which oddly enough is claimed by many to be very tasty because of its mineral content (but bad for pipes and appliances). I’ve also heard people say that distilled water actually tastes bad or uncomfortable precisely because it is very nearly just hydrogen and oxygen. I’m still skeptical that there’s any difference that could be discerned in a blind test.
- macawfish 9y agoTo people who regularly drink very mineralized spring water, there's a huge difference. Spring water tastes almost like milk.
- sf_rob 9y ago"Minerals" is a blanket category. That's like saying that you'll like flour water because you like sugar water because they're both fall into the category of carbs.