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Still water that went to finishing school and now bites back.
means Water carbonated with dissolved CO2 gas, giving it fizz, bubbles, and a sharp bite on the tongue.
from The fizz comes from carbon dioxide dissolved under pressure, a trick nature does naturally in some mineral springs (the word 'seltzer' even traces back to Selters, a German village famous for its bubbly spring water). Bottled versions go back to the 18th century, when scientists figured out how to infuse ordinary water with carbonic acid gas artificially — essentially bottling what springs did for free, so everyone could have a little bite with their drink.
- the fizz
- carbonic acid, not magic, makes bubbles sting
- origin
- naturally occurring in mineral springs before machines faked it
- hydration myth
- hydrates exactly as well as still water
- enamel truth
- mildly acidic but far gentler than soda