pjeby comments on The Physiology of Willpower - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pjeby 18 June 2009 05:07:28PM -1 points [-]

I would try this, but I don't like water.

If it gives you stomach problems, note that adding something to it can break the surface tension that causes the problems. My wife prefers tea to water for this reason, but in a pinch can just throw a bit of stevia or almost any other powdered substance into the water to make it drinkable.

Comment author: Alicorn 18 June 2009 05:48:12PM 0 points [-]

It's not a matter of it wreaking havoc on my digestion. I just don't like it.

Comment author: lavalamp 18 June 2009 05:56:39PM 0 points [-]

Do you live in Europe and/or by water do you mean the mineral water they tend to serve there? Because that would put you in agreement with nearly everyone from the US...

Comment author: Alicorn 18 June 2009 08:06:34PM 0 points [-]

No, I live in the United States, and I don't drink bottled water of any kind if I can possibly avoid it, I just drink tap water when I have to drink water.

Comment author: lavalamp 18 June 2009 08:27:33PM 0 points [-]

Huh. I have been to places where I found tap water to have a very bad taste, unnoticed or at least uncommented upon by those who lived there. The particular place I'm thinking of had well water with high iron (I think it was) content.

Comment author: Alicorn 18 June 2009 08:46:53PM 0 points [-]

I can detect differences in tap water flavor in different locations, but I don't like any of them enough to drink them when there's something else I do like.