The Listenary

This is to get you into the mood to experiment and then ponder the results of the experiment. Think about water. Touch and taste different forms of water. 


a. Freeze some water. Touch the ice and watch it float in your glass. Try to discover why it floats rather than sinks.

b. Boil some water and let it cool. (If you can distill your own water, use distilled water for this experiment.) Rub the boiled water between your fingers and compare that sensation with that of rubbing tap water between your fingers.

c. Place two dry glasses on a sturdy surface in front of you. From a small container, slowly pour some tap water into one dry glass and boiled water into the other. Study the differences in the ways the water piles up or clings to the sides of the glasses. Think about how water might act in the containers and pipes of your body.