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Why is rain wet?

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foreverfreckled offline Verified User (5 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 64 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

i am sorry, but i dont know.
i think it is just how god made it, otherwise i dunno.
that is just like asking why is there earth.
nobody really knows.

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (3 minutes after post)

Why do we cry when we’re sad, and laugh when we’re happy?why the hell is grass green?!?! and the sky - blue! proposterous!
ohhh how these questions haunt me!!!!!

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (4 minutes after post)

yeah sorry i have no idea..

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gimli offline Verified User (2 years) Long Term User Shouts: 7 #
Marietta, GA, US | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (9 minutes after post)

Rain is wet because it’s made of water. Water is, by definition, wet.

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foreverfreckled offline Verified User (5 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 64 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (9 minutes after post)

xNA-me wrote:
Why do we cry when we’re sad, and laugh when we’re happy?why the hell is grass green?!?! and the sky - blue! proposterous!
ohhh how these questions haunt me!!!!!

hahahahaha!
that is hilarious

gimli wrote:
Rain is wet because it’s made of water. Water is, by definition, wet.

i think he was asking why is water wet…

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Sasuke Uchiha offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 31 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (9 minutes after post)

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (12 minutes after post)

ok my task is to talk a lot in this post because i want to make it popular! ive never been in a post that has been popular with the most replies! so ..
WHO’S WITH ME!!!

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (14 minutes after post)

..wow..thats embarrassing..no ones with me..
*sniffs* :(

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~Starlight~ offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Beirut, 04, LB | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (14 minutes after post)

Its like you are asking why the sun is yellow :S lol
well maybe water is wet because it molecular formation gives it the properties of wetness
haha i have noo idea .. it has to do with chemistry but i cant help u with that lol sry :D

haha XNA-me.. sure what the hell, we obviously dont have any better things to do :P

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (14 minutes after post)

yippee!! =D =D =D

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (16 minutes after post)

so, how are u! im great thanks for asking. yeah my lifes actually rather boring, im pretty much bored ALL the time and then i find summat to occupy me but then it gets boring again…great, huh!
ooo..im goin off the actual topic aint i..hehe..

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (18 minutes after post)

so i guess im gonna be the only one actually talking in this post..woo..its gonna be popular because of a crazy girl whos talking to herself..woo..in a post..woo..that has nothing to do with the actual post..man i need to start my own post..but how to start it..*thinks*…*scratches head*..and what the hell, throw in the *chewing on glasses* thing aswell..

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~Starlight~ offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Beirut, 04, LB | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (18 minutes after post)

I saw a kid today , he had cookies ….and well i wanted a cookie to give it to my friend .. so i stole the cookie from that little boy :) awsome huh !

ye wow your life is too exciting i cant take it all at once !

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (19 minutes after post)

haha, poor little boy. im craving cookies now…dammit..

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~Starlight~ offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Beirut, 04, LB | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (20 minutes after post)

haha ..well i asked nicely okayy :(
yummmyy food :D hehe

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (21 minutes after post)

oh jeez wizz, i think weve failed in making this post popular, dont ya think? we’re talking about..COOKIES..oo maybe we’ll attract the rugrats!

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~Starlight~ offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Beirut, 04, LB | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (23 minutes after post)

hehehe lol.. ye sorry to burst your bubble XNA-me ..it was never meant to be hahaha

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (25 minutes after post)

oh well..*sniff* i guess this is goodbye..*sniff* ..tara..nice meeting u..on help.com..
*sniff*
oo i hav a lump in my throat, im actually gonna cry

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Beirut, 04, LB | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (26 minutes after post)

hehe umm its actually sara ! but ye that was close ! *rolls her eyes dissapointed*
lol

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (28 minutes after post)

lol no i wasnt callin u tara lol! i was sayin tarra..as in bye..but lol i understand how that couldve gotten misunderstood and misread…lol!

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (28 minutes after post)

but thats so cool i was so close without realising!!!

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~Starlight~ offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Beirut, 04, LB | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (32 minutes after post)

hahah oh well bye is more like tata hahaha … nevermind hehe i gotta logg off nyway … its getting late at my place ..it was nice meeting u ! bbye ! take good care :D

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (33 minutes after post)

yes u 2 =D

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Anonymous #
4 months, 4 weeks ago (35 minutes after post)

What are you talking about? Water is dry, and sand is wet……:P

But really, its all just perception.

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xNA offline Verified User (5 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 46 #
An Unknown Location | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (38 minutes after post)

Hey anonymous - welcome - =d

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aeolian mode offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 15 #
Rocklin, CA, US | 4 months, 4 weeks ago (1 hour, 1 minute after post)

Its wet because we beleive it to be…….

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Anonymous #
4 months, 4 weeks ago (16 hours, 15 minutes after post)

xNA-me wrote:
hey anonymous - WELCOME - =D

?-?

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bhinman8 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 1 week ago (3 months, 2 weeks after post)

dear god its H2O thats why, Hydrogen 2 Oxcide thats why its wet! ITS WATER!!!

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 1 week ago (3 months, 2 weeks after post)

**** you

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