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what colour is water(or does it have a colour)?

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  • 25-01-2011 11:21pm
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    wonton
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    Drunk in the pub the other night we ended up debating about the colour of water( I know what you're thinking, "calm down you crazy bastards") and even ended up putting a 10 euro bet on it.

    so while im waiting on my email response from stephen fry

    do you think water is blue or clear?



    also whats the most ridiculous thing you have got into a debate in a pub about?


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    Xivilai
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭Xivilai


    I thought water was supposed to be brown :(


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    Adam
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    watercolour.... :pac:


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    Terry
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    It's clear.
    The blue is a reflection of the sky.
    Sweet Jesus. Did anyone pay attention to the basics in Primary school?


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    Marcus.Aurelius
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    Pure water is a clear, colourless liquid, read a Science textbook.


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    Senna
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    And you either had way to much alcohol to be debating this, or no-where near enough.


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    irish_goat
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    Marcus.Aurelius wrote: »
    Pure water is a clear, colourless liquid, look at a glass of water

    fyp.


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    2qk4u
    Registered Users Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭2qk4u


    One of the few things I remember from school is that water is a colorless orderless tasteless liquid..


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    Helix
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    water appears clear in small amounts, however in larger volumes you can see it's actual colour which is blue - its just that its got such a paltry shade of blue we cant see it unless there are billions of litres of it

    the "the sea is blue coz its a reflection of the sky" is absolute turd


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    TeddyTedson
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    In Spain it's brown
    In paradise it's blue
    In Ireland it's clear, unless you're in the bath, then it's white.


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    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    This is, without a doubt, the stupidest question I've seen in an awfully long time.


    How the fcuk could water be blue? Why didn't one of you just go to the bar and ask for a glass of bloody water?


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    Kimono-Girl
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    *analyses tap water*

    its clear with white bits floating...


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    Helix
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    phasers wrote: »
    This is, without a doubt, the stupidest question I've seen in an awfully long time.


    How the fcuk could water be blue? Why didn't one of you just go to the bar and ask for a glass of bloody water?
    The color of water is a subject of both scientific study and popular misconception. While relatively small quantities of water are observed by humans to be colorless, pure water has a slight blue color that becomes a deeper blue as the thickness of the observed sample increases. The blue tint of water is an intrinsic property and is caused by selective absorption and scattering of white light. Impurities dissolved or suspended in water may give water different colored appearances.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_of_water


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    Snake Pliisken
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    Watch more QI. Fry says all kinds of quite interesting stuff- like the colour of pure water being a very slight blue but this isn't observable in small quantities, like your puny glass or dirty tumbler.


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    Oranage2
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    Water has no colour cause its imaginary!


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    TeddyTedson
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    Snake Pliisken wrote: »
    Watch more QI. Fry says all kinds of quite interesting stuff- like the colour of pure water being a very slight blue but this isn't observable in small quantities, like your puny glass or dirty tumbler.
    !



    ...huh?


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    wonton
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    phasers wrote: »
    This is, without a doubt, the stupidest question I've seen in an awfully long time.


    How the fcuk could water be blue? Why didn't one of you just go to the bar and ask for a glass of bloody water?



    then why are indoor swimming pools blue?


    http://elitechoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/biggest-indoor-swimming-pool-1.jpg



    and notice how it gets more blue in the deep section? the more amount of the substance the more blue it is...........and thats why one glass does not look blue


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    Helix
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    Marcus.Aurelius wrote: »
    Have you ever read a Chemistry text book??????? Water does not absorb light (say in a spectrophotometer) because it's colourless.

    What do you blank a spec with? WATER.

    Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    Helix wrote: »
    The color of water is a subject of both scientific study and popular misconception. While relatively small quantities of water are observed by humans to be colorless, pure water has a slight blue color that becomes a deeper blue as the thickness of the observed sample increases. The blue tint of water is an intrinsic property and is caused by selective absorption and scattering of white light. Impurities dissolved or suspended in water may give water different colored appearances.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_of_water

    ta'ra now


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    wonton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭wonton


    Oranage2 wrote: »
    cause its imaginary!


    no, that would be your sex life.


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    Adam
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    wonton wrote: »
    no, that would be your sex life.
    ooooooh, sick burn...


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    Marcus.Aurelius
    Registered Users Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭Marcus.Aurelius


    Helix wrote: »
    ta'ra now

    Someone needs to rewrite my college notes. Interesting.

    On a sidenote, dude, it's wikipedia. If there's published papers, that's one thing. I'm not saying there aren't, but Wiki is hardly reliable.


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    liah
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    It's definitely blue.


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    #23
    wonton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭wonton


    actually i should have put this in the popular science forum.

    If a mod sees this could he move it please, sorry i wasnt thinking.


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    admiralofthefleet
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    what colour is a fart?

    blue

    because it blew out of your arse


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    #25
    thenutflush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭thenutflush


    I wondered why the frisbee was getting bigger, and then it hit me


    ... carry on


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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    Terry wrote: »
    It's clear.
    The blue is a reflection of the sky.
    Sweet Jesus. Did anyone pay attention to the basics in Primary school?
    Marcus.Aurelius wrote: »
    Pure water is a clear, colourless liquid, read a Science textbook.

    Clearly neither of you two did since both your posts are bullis**t.

    How about doing your research before belittling others with genuine questions?


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    starbelgrade
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    Marcus.Aurelius wrote: »
    Someone needs to rewrite my college notes. Interesting.

    On a sidenote, dude, it's wikipedia. If there's published papers, that's one thing. I'm not saying there aren't, but Wiki is hardly reliable.

    Wiki is generally a lot more reliable than people give it credit for.

    As with a lot of Wikipedia articles, this one references published papers, which are linked at the bottom of the article.


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    The Gnome
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    Marcus.Aurelius wrote: »
    On a sidenote, dude, it's wikipedia. If there's published papers, that's one thing. I'm not saying there aren't, but Wiki is hardly reliable.

    I assume the Journal of Chemical Education will suffice?


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    #29
    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Mono... DOH


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    #30
    Germag
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭Germag


    2 old guys staring into their pints for a long time, then one says to the other and I quote " Where do flies go to in the winter?" " Don't know ,where do they go?"


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    TheZohanS
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    The truth...


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