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No, it just states a scientific sounding premise for the idea, but it doesn't make the concept any less absurd.
by zymhan 13y ago
No, it just states a scientific sounding premise for the idea, but it doesn't make the concept any less absurd.
- Dylan16807 13y agoThe idea of trapping water is not absurd. The name is intentionally absurd as a joke. The joke name is explicitly overruled by the description. All you need is a chemical that holds water in some manner and releases it in the presence of a catalyst. How is that concept absurd?
- zymhan 13y agoHydrous compounds have existed for ever, but that doesn't mean they're "dry water."
- JimmyBeaemmy 13y ago"dry water" is far from absurd... http://www.google.com/patents/US4008170 http://www.google.com/patents/US4008170 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080903/full/news.2008.1077.html http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080903/full/news.2008.1077.h...
- zymhan 13y agoHow do those support "dry water"? Your second link is broken. The first discusses silica powder that absorbs water.