The water does taste terrible. Has anyone here read that japanese
book on water?

On Apr 6, 6:53 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
http://www.chem1.com/acad/sci/abou****er.html

Here is what I believe to be true. Water is basically gel with
molecules bonding and un-bonding into clusters, generally not more
than 25 molecules in size, mostly 4-15. Negative ions promote water
molecules forming in clusters. Ionic minerals are what make water
taste good--that is, they are minerals with extra electrons which help
the water form into clusters around it. One might extrapolate that
these mineralized clusters may also bind the 'flavor' of the tea to
the water, giving a better tasting brew. When you bombard water with
radiation of any kind, it will neutralize some quantity of negative
ions in the water, thus removing the water's electrical charge. I
don't know if it leaves any of the water or minerals with a positive
charge (acidic). If you remove all the negative ions, you get neutral
unstructured water with teeny rocks (minerals) in it. It can't
possibly be a good conductor of flavor.

No, none of what you believe is true. And microwaves aren't ionizing
radiation anyway.
--scott

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