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muscarinenya t1_iybz0sj wrote

Probably linked to the fact that your sense of smell affects your sense of taste, your bathroom's typically going to have more chemical odors like your toothpaste

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PuzzleMeDo t1_iyc0r8k wrote

The first thing to do is to make sure this is actually true. Mental associations have a big effect on taste - see those experiments where 'experts' are fooled into thinking white wine with red dye in it is red wine, or cheap wine in an expensive bottle is good wine.

So, do a blind taste test, and see if you can still tell them apart.

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kslusherplantman t1_iyc1o7j wrote

That has more to do with wine tasting being absolute bullshit than mental association even… they can put them in glasses with no bottles and the experts still aren’t on point compared to when they arent Pepsi challenged

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hablandochilango t1_iyc1s87 wrote

Experts can tell you where a wine was made and when, what are you on about?

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kslusherplantman t1_iyc2nst wrote

You have some evidence to back that statement up?

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hablandochilango t1_iyc3vr3 wrote

Look up the elements of the master sommelier exam

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kslusherplantman t1_iydhpf8 wrote

That isn’t evidence my dude.

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hablandochilango t1_iydva84 wrote

Not sure what you want

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kslusherplantman t1_iydx17f wrote

You made the claim, so if it really exists, there will be some evidence, right?

More than stuff written in an exam! In no part of any science in this world would that be acceptable evidence…

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hablandochilango t1_iydy5pm wrote

I’m really not sure what the hell you’re talking about lol. People need to be able to pass that test to become master somms. If you think the test is bogus that’s your problem. And if you’re asking for a peer reviewed study or something it probably doesn’t exist (which is the same for many facts we accept as true!)

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kslusherplantman t1_iyebt8s wrote

And what proof do you have they can actually taste the things you said?!?

And there is a reason we do scientific studies, to know if things like this are bullshit or not… “accept as true” and are “actually true” are not the same things.

See, that’s where your problem is!

You can accept “facts” without knowing if they actually true or not.

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Walker2012 t1_iybzbt8 wrote

It may simply be that the bathroom faucet doesn’t have a aerator and the kitchen does. This device is screwed on at the spout and adds air/bubbles to the the water, which may improve the taste. They can also restrict flow rate to 2.5 gallons per minute.

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oldominion t1_iyc1cuw wrote

Here it is the opposite, my cat doesn’t like the water from the kitchen sink but the water from the bathroom sink 😺

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DepreciatedSelfImage t1_iybyjjz wrote

I also want to know! Does it have to do with different pipes? Or is the water coming from a different source?

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TheVoteAThon t1_iyc1z9v wrote

Your bathroom water might come from a storage tank, in which case, you probably shouldn't drink it.

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thatguysaidearlier t1_iyc2bxp wrote

In the UK the kitchen tap/faucet is attached directly to the incoming water main pipe.

The bathroom sinks, particularly in older houses, was sent through a header tank, so that the cold tap had a similar pressure and/or flow rate to the hot tap/faucet which was also regulated by a header tank.

Sometimes if not properly covered, those tanks were home to dead pigeons or squirrels, so you never drank from anywhere but the kitchen tap.

Might that explain the taste at your house?

Seeing if the water comes out at the same rate as the kitchen tap would be a good first test to see how it might be plumbed.

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