Is it ok to drink a glass of water that's been left out all night?
Cause I just scarfed it down lol *burp*
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SandWitch · 26-30, F
I remember in my high school science class this same question came up about drinking a glass filled with water after sitting out all night.
Our science teacher conducted an experiment as we watched. He filled two glasses with water and then set them on his desk, but covered the top of one glass with a sheet of paper while leaving the other glass open to the elements.
The next day, 24 hours later, we arrived in his class to see the results of his experiment.
He took a fine pin that is used for dress making and with a pair of tweezers, he laid the pin horizontally across the water's surface on the glass which HAD been covered with paper all night.
The first thing that we all witnessed was the fine silver pin immediately sinking to the bottom of the glass as expected.
But when he took a second pin and with tweezers then laid the pin horizontally across the surface of the water in the UN-covered glass of water, the pin floated on the surface!
The reason it floated is because the pin was actually being supported on the surface of the water from fine dust particles that had settled onto the water of the uncovered glass overnight in his classroom!
Therefore, don't ever drink fluids that have sat out uncovered for any length of time, either indoors ..or outdoors especially!
Our science teacher conducted an experiment as we watched. He filled two glasses with water and then set them on his desk, but covered the top of one glass with a sheet of paper while leaving the other glass open to the elements.
The next day, 24 hours later, we arrived in his class to see the results of his experiment.
He took a fine pin that is used for dress making and with a pair of tweezers, he laid the pin horizontally across the water's surface on the glass which HAD been covered with paper all night.
The first thing that we all witnessed was the fine silver pin immediately sinking to the bottom of the glass as expected.
But when he took a second pin and with tweezers then laid the pin horizontally across the surface of the water in the UN-covered glass of water, the pin floated on the surface!
The reason it floated is because the pin was actually being supported on the surface of the water from fine dust particles that had settled onto the water of the uncovered glass overnight in his classroom!
Therefore, don't ever drink fluids that have sat out uncovered for any length of time, either indoors ..or outdoors especially!
