The Mysterious World of Water

We drink and use water every day as if it were something ordinary, but it is actually said to be the most familiar yet most mysterious substance in the world, and research into water continues to this day.

That is a bit surprising, isn't it?
This time, we will talk about the mysteries of water.

<Hard to warm up and hard to cool down>

Water has a high specific heat, meaning it is hard to warm up and hard to cool down. Because of this, the ocean prevents sudden changes in air temperature, and it helps stabilize body temperature.

<Ice floats on water>

For ordinary substances, when they change from a liquid to a solid, the molecules become tightly packed, so the volume decreases and they become heavier.

Therefore, the solid sinks in the liquid.

However, the hydrogen bonds in water are sparse, and conversely, the volume increases by 9% and it becomes lighter.
Also, it becomes lighter between 0°C and 4°C, and it is heaviest at 4°C.

This allows ice to float on water, enabling living things underneath to survive.

This extreme density anomaly does not seem to have been fully explained even now.

Looking at this alone, water is a mysterious substance that one might think was created to allow various living things to exist.

<Hot water can sometimes freeze faster than cold water>

In a phenomenon known as the "Mpemba effect," hot water can sometimes freeze faster than cold water.

Various theories about this are still being debated.

<It may not freeze even below 0°C>

Ordinary water freezes when it reaches 0°C.
However, it can sometimes remain unfrozen even below 0°C, a state known as "supercooling."

Because it is in a very unstable state, it freezes instantly with the slightest stimulus.

<It becomes more fluid when pressure is applied>

For ordinary liquids, when pressure is applied, the molecules are pushed together and become harder to move, making the liquid thicker; however, when pressure is applied to water at low temperatures, it conversely becomes easier to move and more fluid.

<It vitrifies>

There is a phenomenon called "amorphous" where water solidifies like glass without freezing.

<High Surface Tension>

Water droplets become spherical, and water poured to the brim of a glass can bulge above the rim.

This is because the molecules are strongly attracted to each other due to hydrogen bonding.

<High Boiling and Melting Points>

Since water is a very light molecule, it is said that its boiling and melting points should originally be much lower.

Calculations suggest it should freeze at -100°C and boil at -90°C.
It is hard to imagine.

The reason water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C is that the hydrogen bonds are so strong that a large amount of energy is required to pull them apart.

<High Solvent Power>

Water is a polar molecule, which allows it to dissolve substances like salt and sugar well.

This makes it possible to transport nutrients and waste products within the body.

<There Are Several Types of Water>

Recent research points to the existence of high-density water and low-density water.

<There Are Several Types of Ice>

When pressure is applied to ice, it turns into something else, and it is said there are over ten types of this.

<Supercritical Water>

Under high temperature and high pressure, water enters a mysterious state called a "supercritical fluid," which is neither liquid nor gas.

Because it dissolves everything and accelerates chemical reactions, its use in waste treatment and energy fields is being researched.

<Where Did Water Come From?>

Water is "H2O," made of hydrogen and oxygen.

Hydrogen was produced in large quantities by the Big Bang at the birth of the universe, and oxygen is produced by nuclear fusion inside stars and released into space as stars reach the end of their lives.

In outer space, hydrogen and oxygen combine, leading to the existence of water and ice throughout the universe.
A leading theory suggests that this was brought to Earth by objects such as comets.

There is also a theory that water vapor contained within the Earth's magma was released by volcanoes and eventually became rain.

A mix of both is likely the optimal solution.

<Does water have memory?>

There is a book by Masaru Emoto titled "The Message from Water."

According to this book, "if you continue to say positive words like 'thank you' to water, beautiful ice crystals form, and if you say negative words like 'you fool,' the crystals become distorted."

Since this has not been scientifically proven, I believe it falls into the realm of spirituality, but it is a very interesting concept that water reacts to human emotions and morality.

It is the concept that everything has an energy called vibration, and that water changes by receiving these vibrations.

I previously wrote an article about an experiment where plants seemed to have a form of consciousness, emitting beautiful electrical signals when approached by someone who cared for them with love, and emitting unpleasant, scream-like signals when approached by someone who was mean to them.

Could there be a connection here?
You can view my previous article here.

It is moving to think that one's own words and actions can have such a wide-reaching influence, even on water and plants.

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