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Even humans grasping the concept of solid-liquid-gas is a very recent historical thing, only happening in the last several hundred years after millions of years
by simonblack 7y ago
Even humans grasping the concept of solid-liquid-gas is a very recent historical thing, only happening in the last several hundred years after millions of years of human development.
Therefore, I doubt greatly that animals would ever understand that concept. They might catch a glimmer of the truth, in the ice/water model, but not the whole concept.
- badpun 7y ago> Even humans grasping the concept of solid-liquid-gas is a very recent historical thing, only happening in the last several hundred years I bet people were heating up ice to melt it to get water way before that...
- omar_a1 7y agoYes, but did they understand that the change occurring was a physical one, rather than a chemical one? As opposed to cooking other forms of food and beverage save for ice, which would fall under chemical reactions rather than phase transition.