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jaylach
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 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:03 am |
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Why does ice water taste different than plain water even when both the water and ice come from the same source of water? Is it just that the coldness of the ice water gives the false impression of a different taste?
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sboots
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:48 am |
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bbarry
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:16 pm |
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The coldness factor and the means of transportation (different tubing once the water enters my house). 
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jaylach
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:49 pm |
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I guess it has to be the coldness. I don't see it being the 'transportation' as the water for the ice cubes and the glass come from the same faucet.
Hmmm, could it possibly be the actual ice? Does the process of freezing remove some of the additives put in by the city water supply?
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bbarry
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:31 pm |
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My bad. I thought you were maybe talking about an ice maker in the refrigerator. Mine runs in different tubing than that to my kitchen faucet.
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jaylach
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:13 pm |
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No bad involved BB.  Actually a valid thought if my water sources were to be different such as one being through PVC pipes and the other copper. Personally I think it is probably an illusion of a taste difference due to the coldness.
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bbarry
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:38 pm |
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OK Jay, you got me to thinking about all this, so I went on the internet and Googled the question "why does Jay's tap water taste different than his ice"? The short answer I found was: " Even after the ice melts to room temperature, the oxygen level in the melted ice water remains higher than the water that kept a constant room temperature(~12 mg/L vs 10 mg/L). The extra oxygen present is most likely the cause for the difference in taste." Now, for the long answer, go here: https://www.quora.com/Why-does-water-ta ... melted-ice 
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jaylach
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:45 pm |
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Thanks BB, quite interesting.
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