Talk:1599: Water Delivery - Revision history

162.158.38.226 at 17:05, 14 August 2019

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Apple Water

Ralfoide at 15:55, 6 November 2015

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Hkmaly at 13:10, 6 November 2015

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N0lqu at 21:02, 5 November 2015

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N0lqu at 20:58, 5 November 2015

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N0lqu at 20:55, 5 November 2015

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108.162.236.145 at 16:55, 5 November 2015

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	Buying bottled water is all about believing in brands and marketing - so it probably won't take too long before [http://scoopertino.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/apple_water_page.jpg Apple Water] becomes popular. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.192\|162.158.91.192]] 11:32, 10 December 2015 (UTC)		Buying bottled water is all about believing in brands and marketing - so it probably won't take too long before [http://scoopertino.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/apple_water_page.jpg Apple Water] becomes popular. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.192\|162.158.91.192]] 11:32, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
		+	The Water from my tap does not taste right - no malt, hops, alcohol or fuzziness. So I buy bottles. Cheers! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.226\|162.158.38.226]] 17:05, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

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	I buy bottled water because I want the thing to carry it, not the water itself. If I'm at the store and know I'll want some water later on when I'm not near a water fountain (eg in the car) I'll pay the dollar or so for the bottle pre-filled with water, not the water itself. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.236.145\|108.162.236.145]] 16:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)		I buy bottled water because I want the thing to carry it, not the water itself. If I'm at the store and know I'll want some water later on when I'm not near a water fountain (eg in the car) I'll pay the dollar or so for the bottle pre-filled with water, not the water itself. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.236.145\|108.162.236.145]] 16:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
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		+	Buying bottled water is all about believing in brands and marketing - so it probably won't take too long before [http://scoopertino.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/apple_water_page.jpg Apple Water] becomes popular. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.192\|162.158.91.192]] 11:32, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

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 :Certainly water isn't just water; there are lots of factors that go into what water tastes like, does to what it comes in contact with, and contains both as good and bad substances -- just like when you go to a paint store and ask for white or black, and find out there are 20 varieties of what we think of as a simple color (or lack of).  But we still just call water water regardless of what (liquid) form it takes, and we call white white even when it's just very slightly off, so in those theoretical terms the comic makes perfect sense. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 22:15, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 :If water in pipes at your city tastes terrible, wouldn't the logical thing be to complain to municipal authorities and get them fix it? On the other hand ... when I'm buying bottled water, I usually buy carbonated water ; I suspect carbonating tap water wouldn't be practical. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 13:10, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
 Possible reference to https://xkcd.com/1165/ ?  The one panel looks like a river to me. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 15:39, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

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 This would make sense if water was simply water.   However, the water in my pipes at home tastes terrible and rapidly coats my plumbing with lime deposits.   My favorite local restaurant serves the same water...I pay for bottled instead.   In the nearby small city, though, the tap water tastes fine.   Similarly, I spend a couple months every year at a location in Texas where I don't even feel clean after showering with their tap water because it is so "soft" and I've considered buying bottled water and using a solar shower.   In the store  you'll find not only different brands, but different types; spring water, distilled water, etc; just because you have a source for one type of water does not mean all other types of water are invalid. {{unsigned|Swordsmith}}
 :Certainly water isn't just water; there are lots of factors that go into what water tastes like, does to what it comes in contact with, and contains both as good and bad substances -- just like when you go to a paint store and ask for white or black, and find out there are 20 varieties of what we think of as a simple color (or lack of).  But we still just call water water regardless of what (liquid) form it takes, and we call white white even when it's just very slightly off, so in those theoretical terms the comic makes perfect sense. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 22:15, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 Possible reference to https://xkcd.com/1165/ ?  The one panel looks like a river to me. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 15:39, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

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 By the way, how about setting up a service like Amazon's, having someone come to your door with an empty bottle, filling it from your tap, and charging the customer for quick water delivery?--[[User:Jojonete|Jojonete]] ([[User talk:Jojonete|talk]]) 09:14, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
-:I like that idea!  Here's a simliar variation, in case a person doesn't want a stranger coming into their house to use their own tap.  There can be a loose network (i.e. coordinated via the Internet) of a million "affiliated" households, servicing the needs of a million different customers ordering water, and then a bunch of dedicated couriers traveling the short distance between the nearest affiliated independent water micro-fulfillment center (AIWMFC) and the customer.  Or maybe cut out the courier -- the AIWMFC's CEO (or her husband, or one of the kids, or maybe even the dog) could don a hat with the company's logo and walk the bottle over to their neighbor.  This company could probably get times down to an average of just a few minutes rather than that insanely long 1 hour that Amazon.com has.  And this could bring speedy delivery even to small towns or rural areas rather than just major urban centers. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 20:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
+:I like that idea!  Here's a similar variation, in case a person doesn't want a stranger coming into their house to use their own tap.  There can be a loose network (i.e. coordinated via the Internet) of a million "affiliated" households, servicing the needs of a million different customers ordering water, and then a bunch of dedicated couriers traveling the short distance between the nearest affiliated independent water micro-fulfillment center (AIWMFC) and the customer.  Or maybe cut out the dedicated courier entirely -- the nearest AIWMFC's CEO (or her husband, or one of the kids) could fill the bottle themselves, don a hat with the company's logo, and walk or drive the bottle over to their neighbor.  This company could probably get times down to an average of just a few minutes rather than that insanely long 1 hour that Amazon.com has with their measly few mega-fulfillment centers.  And this could bring speedy delivery even to small towns or rural areas rather than just major urban centers. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 20:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 Cynic here! Bottled water are also oft used as a vanity item - display of wealth. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.79.43|141.101.79.43]] 11:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 I buy bottled water because I want the thing to carry it, not the water itself. If I'm at the store and know I'll want some water later on when I'm not near a water fountain (eg in the car) I'll pay the dollar or so for the bottle pre-filled with water, not the water itself. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.236.145|108.162.236.145]] 16:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

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	Cynic here! Bottled water are also oft used as a vanity item - display of wealth. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.79.43\|141.101.79.43]] 11:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)		Cynic here! Bottled water are also oft used as a vanity item - display of wealth. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.79.43\|141.101.79.43]] 11:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
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		+	I buy bottled water because I want the thing to carry it, not the water itself. If I'm at the store and know I'll want some water later on when I'm not near a water fountain (eg in the car) I'll pay the dollar or so for the bottle pre-filled with water, not the water itself. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.236.145\|108.162.236.145]] 16:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

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 :Sounds about right. And isn't Advertizing the the American way of spelling it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.162|108.162.249.162]] 14:25, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 ::Yes, it is. [[User:Azule|Azule]] ([[User talk:Azule|talk]]) 14:49, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
-:::''Criminalizing'' means ''making criminal'' and if the word ''advertizing'' existed it would mean ''making an advert''. The correct spelling in American English is ''advertising,'' (telling the public about a product)) and the original comic is corrected. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.17|108.162.221.17]] 16:54, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
+:::''Criminalizing'' means ''making criminal'' and if the word ''advertizing'' existed it would mean ''making an advert''. The correct spelling in American English is ''advertising'' (telling the public about a product)) and the original comic is corrected. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.17|108.162.221.17]] 16:54, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 I wish the illustration had showed the bottles transition from vertical to horizontal, then merge together to form the pipe.  - - EazyEpete {{unsigned|EazyEpete}}

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 [[User:RTPGiants|RTPGiants]] ([[User talk:RTPGiants|talk]]) 17:24, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
-''Three comments moved to [[explain_xkcd:Community portal/Technical#Captcha]]'' [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Technical&oldid=104572#Captcha]
+''Three comments moved to [[explain xkcd:Community portal/Technical#Captcha]]'' [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Technical&oldid=104572#Captcha]
 By the way, how about setting up a service like Amazon's, having someone come to your door with an empty bottle, filling it from your tap, and charging the customer for quick water delivery?--[[User:Jojonete|Jojonete]] ([[User talk:Jojonete|talk]]) 09:14, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 Cynic here! Bottled water are also oft used as a vanity item - display of wealth. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.79.43|141.101.79.43]] 11:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)