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		underseacables on April 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Human taste buds can tell the difference between n... I always thought that water’s taste was its temperature.

yetihehe on April 12, 2021 [–]

It's common meme, but that "taste" is mostly minerals and gases dissolved in water. Temperature only changes our response to them.

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