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Showerthoughts_Mod t1_jeg0px2 wrote

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its_alot_ t1_jeg202l wrote

I noticed after adding salt to my meat stock, the water evaporated much quicker. Does that have anything to do with the water below, [ocean] evaporating to become the water above?

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JanQuadrantVincent32 OP t1_jeg27uw wrote

Yes, I was thinking about the clouds and then sea level + water tables. We have water all around us on this amazing planet. It even floats in the sky above us.

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its_alot_ t1_jeg3g5a wrote

Is it weird how the salt water becomes fresh water? What do sea levels have to do with it? That reminds me of that saying about all the water on earth now, is how much there always was.. so were you thinking about if sea levels are rising then.. idk 😅

Edit: our atmosphere is wetter than usual???

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JanQuadrantVincent32 OP t1_jeg44k2 wrote

I was mostly thinking about water tables, I live in an area with water tables everywhere and thought it was funny we had water down low beneath our feet and also floating in clouds overhead. But now that you mention it yes its literally in the very air we breath. We’re literally surrounded by water.

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its_alot_ t1_jeg7eek wrote

I had no idea idea what water tables were and now I find out.. well now I click.. that ofc there's water under land! It didn't occur to me. So it's the bit where the groundwater meets the soil?

That means we have water on water below us. The fresh groundwater and the ocean that our land floats on top of. You also don't really think of diving under a country do you. I've gone on a tangent..

Aah yes water above and below 😌

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starion832000 t1_jeg2sr2 wrote

Salt will increase the density of the water, increasing the amount of heat or can hold. It's unlikely there's a noticeable difference with just a few liters of water though. You probably noticed it because you noticed it.

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its_alot_ t1_jeg5n0l wrote

That makes sense. I noticed a more intense amount of condensation around compared to before adding the salt. Which prompted me to check the pot. Same temp, but half had disappeared very quickly. Whereas before, it had been boiling away for at least twice as long.

So in relation to the sea levels.. do the icebergs have more salt in them or is there more salt in the atmosphere contributing to the heating.. OR.. none of this nonsense? 😅

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