How come we know what water is made of but no one can make it?

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I was watching a comedian and he brought this up which I didn't find funny cause I was mind blown, water is the only thing we know the recipe too but we can't make, there's ways to get water from the air for example, it gathers evaporated water but the water is already there, we just collect it again from the eco system, all the water we use is reused because it's collected and purified and the cycle continues, has anyone successfully created new water?

A_Bell · Accepted Answer

You make it every time you expend energy. You release carbon through carbon dioxide and hydrogen through water as glucose is burned as energy in your body.

Want to know how you lose most of your weight? By breathing. The carbon you lose with every breath is where most of your caloric burn goes. Some turns into water and is lost through dehydration processes, but carbon is much more massive than hydrogen.

The oxygen, on the other hand, is simply a pass-through you breath in and then out with the carbon or pee/sweat/breath out with the water.

Also, every time we burn wood, gas, oil, plastic, or anything organic, we're creating water.

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

75% of the planet is water, we don't need to make it.

TheSpaceGnome · Accepted Answer

We can make it.

A byproduct of hydrogen fuel cells for example is that they emit water as a waste product. Also there are various kinds of condensers that create water, an air conditioner forms water on its surface by causing temperature changes that interact with the surrounding air. Plants can create condensated water and even micro weather if put in glass environments, people have made rainclouds inside of rooms or biodomes through temp adjustments, Etc. etc. and I'm sure there is also something similar to a particle smasher that can make water.

All you have to do is attach 2 hydrogen molecules to an oxygen molecule.

RebelinSteel · Accepted Answer

Best you read up on the Apollo rocket launches, how did the astronauts get water… oh yes the fuel cells -  I thought everyone learned this in primary school.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

Sure you can make water, just put oxygen and hydrogen in a sealed container and it will bind together and form water. Thats how the ISS get their water, from recycled hydrogen rocketfuel.

SweetDripp · Answer

When hydrogen is burned as a fuel, one of the byproducts is water, so we can make it. It works as a comedy skit but irl it’s not hard to make. We generally don’t make it because it is cheaper to collect what is naturally available rather than collecting and burning hydrogen to produce it.

OfDeath · Answer

The question is making a false statement. Loaded question, mu negative.

Water can be made artificially by using electrolysis to join two hydrogen and one oxygen atoms together in a multitude of repeats.

Why did you think no one can make it?

AviatorTom · Answer

Water can be easily made. Back in the 60s and 70s, the Apollo moon missions used fuel cells, that mixed hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity with an offshoot product of water. Fuel cells are used in a variety of applications today.

Sounds like he should stay a comedian and leave the science to scientists.

NYlatefun · Answer

Of course we can make water. It can be made in a lab in small quantities. It’s too expensive and dangerous to make it at a large scale and it’s not necessary.

StudyingAuthor · Answer

Lol, that's a good question though. They always say two oxygen one hydrogen, try that.

slatyb · Answer

We are making water constantly as we burn fossil fuels. Burning methane (natural gas) produces carbon dioxide and water. CH4 + 2 O2 => CO2 + 2 H2O.

sirderpsalot123 · Answer

We'd have to burn a ridiculous amount of stuff to get the hydrogen

andreasderjuengere · Answer

"Let's right away dive into the exciting world of science, :D...
Chemically, it is of course possible.
Enjoy a pissible explosion if you like.
But it has no minerals added to be suitable drinking water.
As for "new" water - hydrogen and oxygen must come from somewhere... so philosophically, this water is rather recycled or re-purposed.
And as nothing comes from nothing: the required 'ingredients' O2 and H2 now will be unavailable elsewhere.

Jessica405 · Answer

That's how fuel cells work. Mixing hydrogen as a fuel with oxygen as an oxidising agent produces electricity and steam. There used to be a trial in London of fuel cell powered busses. The only waste was water vapour.

strateguy632 · Answer

labs can attach water. but despite releasing heat, needs much energy to do it. so not worth it.

Daniela1982 · Answer

Same reason we all know what peace is but none of us can keep it.

Likes2drive · Answer

It’s created by hydrogen mixed with oxygen, if you had a car that used hydrogen to power the engine , the by product is water

Karolina03 · Answer

It is possible to make a water but we need too much energy for it.

patois · Answer

What are you high? There are all sorts of chemical reactions that produce water. For example you could add aluminum hydroxide to hydrochloric acid and it would produce aluminium chloride and water.

GuyAnswersGirls123 · Answer

It's possible but impractical given the energy required vs. the sheer abundance of water. Here you go:

JacobJordan · Answer

Yes making water is possible you need a lot of power though

OlderAndWiser · Answer

You should depend on a comedian to give you good answers to questions about science.

Anpu23 · Answer

Yes, all you have to do is burn hydrogen. The result is a big explosion and water vapor.

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Who told you no one can make it? They misinformed you my boy

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