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Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: myriam on 06/07/2010 13:38:35
does the water have any memory ?
Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: Bored chemist on 06/07/2010 19:10:56
No.
Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: Geezer on 07/07/2010 05:14:56
Some metallic alloys are described as having "memory", although this does not seem to have any meaning in the human sense of memory.

The water on our planet has probably been here for most of the existence of our planet, and, as we are mainly made of that water, it some sense you could say that water does have some memory.

However, as far as we know, water alone has no memory. 
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Post by: neilep on 07/07/2010 10:12:15
does the water have any memory ?

what kind of memory are ewe referring to ?......does it have RAM ? short term ? long term ?...access memory ?
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Post by: wolfekeeper on 07/07/2010 16:16:30
No, it doesn't have memory. The water molecules slide around each other far too fast.
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Post by: Geezer on 07/07/2010 22:12:29
Mind you, it's quite clever the way it can construct all those different snow crystals.
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Post by: myriam on 14/07/2010 13:27:58
I mean by memory , Cristal form of water which can have some changes  according to external  conditions like  sound waves and even attraction law "theorems", I know it seem crazy but  experiments on that have already been made and the result is that the Cristal form of water does change with the kind of sound waves and even the light that where exposed to a bottle  of water  .
and what about this , do you know that there is one only place as far as the some scientists  know, where  the water has a unique pure virgin state which makes the people living in that place very kind  and having a special good life and they wont to change that place ever, that is I think just the observations of the scientists who know that but the reality about water has not been fully discovered since there is lot of work to do to understand everything about ' Water '

now let me know about your opinions  [::)]


         
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Post by: JP on 14/07/2010 16:41:47
I know it seem crazy but  experiments on that have already been made and the result is that the Cristal form of water does change with the kind of sound waves and even the light that where exposed to a bottle  of water  .
It's not hard at all to imagine that hitting ice with sound waves or powerful light would change it.  If I put a powerful light bulb right next to ice, it will certainly melt.  But there's nothing odd about that--if I put that same bulb right next to you, you would feel heat from it as well--that doesn't mean you're absorbing some mystical energy from the light bulb.  And there's certainly no memory stored in the water of emotions, which is the usual claim.

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and what about this , do you know that there is one only place as far as the some scientists  know, where  the water has a unique pure virgin state which makes the people living in that place very kind  and having a special good life and they wont to change that place ever, that is I think just the observations of the scientists who know that but the reality about water has not been fully discovered since there is lot of work to do to understand everything about ' Water '

Do you have a source for this?  There's nothing in what science knows about water that would support this.
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Post by: wolfekeeper on 14/07/2010 16:54:44
{{citation needed}}
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Post by: wolfekeeper on 14/07/2010 17:06:17
The only crystalline form of water is called 'ice'.

What is 'cristal' water supposed to be?
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Post by: tommya300 on 14/07/2010 17:10:47
Mind you, it's quite clever the way it can construct all those different snow crystals.

Yes that is something as you pointed out. There has been no recording of any 2 snowflakes that are exactly physically alike in shape. May be proof of bad memory, since that one droplet forgot what the other one looked like.

Passengers this is the Polar express the next stop is "Utopia!"
This is where you will find the finest of all survival supplies.
Waters from anchent christal, cristal, crystal form and ultra pure, fine filtered water.
Remember the name "Utopia"
Sounds good to me but it may get boring, I know I did not earn the spot, but I also could not resist.

 
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Post by: tommya300 on 14/07/2010 17:43:50
The only crystalline form of water is called 'ice'.

What is 'cristal' water supposed to be?

I had to search and there it is, but I do not know if it would relate. But I have seen many different spelling of things and to my surprise I have a very limited mental dictionary that limits my communications. I got to get out more.

cristaux d'eau jaune looks like French spelling to me Crystal of Yellow Water...
Do Not Eat That Yellow Snow!!!! Parlai vous
vous faire comprend? vous faire parle du français? neather do I but this is a start.
           
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cristal_water_yellow.JPG

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Post by: imatfaal on 14/07/2010 17:53:59
[rant]

Water having a memory is sometimes propounded by the charlatans of homeopathy.  This has never been shown under lab conditions - although huge anecdotal evidence is claimed.  

my personal opinion (fairly worthless) is that it is hogwash and balderdash of the worst sort - but suspending disbelief for a moment; if someone could demonstrate in repeatable controlled conditions that water had a memory of pathogens that have been diluted beyond all recognition and a therapeutic effect (the basis of homeopathy) then i reckon a double nobel prize for medicine and physics would be in the offing.  thus there is great academic and financial encouragement to prove this - and yet no proof is forthcoming, and few of the proponents will even try peer-reviewed science.  

I think the lack of engagement with traditional methods is due to the fact that this is unverifiable nonsense which nevertheless allows many people to make huge sums in peddling homoepathic 'cures'

[/rant]
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Post by: Geezer on 14/07/2010 18:12:32
It's not hogwash. It's eyewash  [;D]
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Post by: tommya300 on 14/07/2010 18:33:20
Some metallic alloys are described as having "memory", although this does not seem to have any meaning in the human sense of memory.

The water on our planet has probably been here for most of the existence of our planet, and, as we are mainly made of that water, it some sense you could say that water does have some memory.

However, as far as we know, water alone has no memory. 

Yep A Nobel Prize for all/every discipline. There would be a new label that would supersede Nobel if someone discovered a way to make water have a memory. Like in the movie "The Abyss".
If water could be controlled like this, there would be endless uses and applications. You could drive to Europe in a short amount of time at anytime. Ocean Oil Spills can be more easily contained.
But To bad we are not that advanced yet.
 
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Post by: Bored chemist on 14/07/2010 18:57:52
Or some of us are advanced enough to know what's impossible.
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Post by: tommya300 on 15/07/2010 00:22:59
Or some of us are advanced enough to know what's impossible.

Famous last words before controlled supersonic flight or reaching the moon.
We have no idea of Human limitation. So far anything man had imagined, from time to time engineering has created.
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Post by: JP on 15/07/2010 02:22:33
It's bad science to assume that just because something hasn't been dis-proven that it's possible and should be pursued.  Water memory can't really be disproved--if experiments don't show it, supporters of water memory will say that those experiments are flawed.

Good science works by making educated guesses about what is possible in light of current evidence and pursuing those leads.  Even the really revolutionary theories such as relativity are based on evidence from previous theories.  Space travel and supersonic flight weren't fundamental science problems--things can move fast or through space, but they were tough engineering problems.  However, water having memory has no scientific backing, scientists don't waste time trying to prove it.
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Post by: tommya300 on 15/07/2010 02:56:57
It's bad science to assume that just because something hasn't been dis-proven that it's possible and should be pursued.  Water memory can't really be disproved--if experiments don't show it, supporters of water memory will say that those experiments are flawed.

Good science works by making educated guesses about what is possible in light of current evidence and pursuing those leads.  Even the really revolutionary theories such as relativity are based on evidence from previous theories.  Space travel and supersonic flight weren't fundamental science problems--things can move fast or through space, but they were tough engineering problems.  However, water having memory has no scientific backing, scientists don't waste time trying to prove it.

Yep I see the reality part, sorry BC! It has no substantial evidence and very difficult to imagine it will.
 
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Post by: myriam on 15/07/2010 13:18:35
[rant]

Water having a memory is sometimes propounded by the charlatans of homeopathy.  This has never been shown under lab conditions


sorry that is not true , even  you know it or not works have already been done
Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: myriam on 15/07/2010 13:22:39
hey guys I want you to have a look at this http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/water-great-mystery/
Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: imatfaal on 15/07/2010 14:33:36
tell you what - have a look at this as well http://whatstheharm.net/homeopathy.html (http://whatstheharm.net/homeopathy.html)

just cos Rustum Roy is a material scientist of real repute doesn't mean he isn't a total fruitcake when it comes to homeopathy/water memory.  science doesn't work on reputation (or it shouldn't) it relies on reproducibility - NO experiments on water memory have ever been found to be reproducible.  google 'beneveniste nature' to read about a famous controversy.

it is not that I don't want to believe in homeopathy (it would be cool and break the power of the big pharmaceutical corps who I am not a great fan of) or that my mind is closed (it's so open you can see straight-through from ear to ear) - it is that NO evidence has ever been given that could survive repetition in controlled and double-blind experimentation.   

matthew
Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: tommya300 on 15/07/2010 16:04:35
tell you what - have a look at this as well http://whatstheharm.net/homeopathy.html (http://whatstheharm.net/homeopathy.html)

just cos Rustum Roy is a material scientist of real repute doesn't mean he isn't a total fruitcake when it comes to homeopathy/water memory.  science doesn't work on reputation (or it shouldn't) it relies on reproducibility - NO experiments on water memory have ever been found to be reproducible.  google 'beneveniste nature' to read about a famous controversy.

it is not that I don't want to believe in homeopathy (it would be cool and break the power of the big pharmaceutical corps who I am not a great fan of) or that my mind is closed (it's so open you can see straight-through from ear to ear) - it is that NO evidence has ever been given that could survive repetition in controlled and double-blind experimentation.  

matthew

Well, (no pune intended), the subject did stir up a crowd, it got many hits in a short period of time. There has to be something that most have in the back of their minds.
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Post by: tommya300 on 15/07/2010 16:23:39
It's bad science to assume that just because something hasn't been dis-proven that it's possible and should be pursued.  Water memory can't really be disproved--if experiments don't show it, supporters of water memory will say that those experiments are flawed.

Good science works by making educated guesses about what is possible in light of current evidence and pursuing those leads.  Even the really revolutionary theories such as relativity are based on evidence from previous theories.  Space travel and supersonic flight weren't fundamental science problems--things can move fast or through space, but they were tough engineering problems.  However, water having memory has no scientific backing, scientists don't waste time trying to prove it.

I know, I know, I am not disputing your claims, just adding to the comment, maybe but I am not definite that this can be related to bad science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion
Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: imatfaal on 15/07/2010 18:05:28
[rant]

Water having a memory is sometimes propounded by the charlatans of homeopathy.  This has never been shown under lab conditions

sorry that is not true , even  you know it or not works have already been done

[Re-jigged quotes] Which bit is not true?  Water memory is definitely linked to homeopathy.  If the second sentence is untrue I would love to see a link to proper peer-reviewed journal confirming repeatable experiment.

Matthew
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Post by: lightarrow on 15/07/2010 19:54:15
does the water have any memory ?
The first time someone (with a probable interest in omeopathy) talked about water memory was many years ago in an article on "Nature".
A lot of experiments, discussions, theories came out of that article.
Brief conclusion: no, it doesn't have any memory.
Title: does the water have any memory ?
Post by: myriam on 19/07/2010 23:17:38
do we really know enough about water , this is the question
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Post by: penghan on 20/07/2010 07:23:40
I agree with Geezer's idea.

I've removed the links from your signature, since they were advertisements - Mod
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Post by: JP on 20/07/2010 07:55:48
do we really know enough about water , this is the question

What more do you think we should know about water that we don't already?
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Post by: lightarrow on 21/07/2010 15:30:44
does the water have any memory ?

what kind of memory are ewe referring to ?......does it have RAM ? short term ? long term ?...access memory ?
LOL!

No. I think it's flash memory: as soon as you flash light to look at it, it's already deleted  [;)]
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Post by: wolfekeeper on 21/07/2010 17:21:51
The next generation of computers will have water storage units instead of hard-drives. It's clearly a very stable form of storage, since homeopathy treatments sit on the shelf for years and 'still work'. [:P]
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Post by: neilep on 21/07/2010 18:02:09
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Post by: lightarrow on 22/07/2010 20:28:10
The next generation of computers will have water storage units instead of hard-drives. It's clearly a very stable form of storage, since homeopathy treatments sit on the shelf for years and 'still work'. [:P]
But the major advantage is this: if you drink the water unit, you will have in your mind all the information previously stored in the unit! (Or, instead, you would have instantaneously deleted all the compromising informations there... [;)])
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Post by: Geezer on 22/07/2010 23:49:45
My "bruiser" didn't show me all frames in Sheepy's strip cartoon. For those of you with a similar problem...

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Post by: neilep on 23/07/2010 17:27:50
Ooops....thanks Geezer...
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Post by: saruz on 24/07/2010 04:10:12
does the water have any memory ?
What does memory in this question mean? Do you mean like storing data like silicon chips?
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Post by: myriam on 24/07/2010 22:08:02
what I meant   the memory is the  kind of  arrangement of water molecules depending on the external conditions like the light , the pressure, different sound waves....
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Post by: Geezer on 24/07/2010 23:12:04
what I meant   the memory is the  kind of  arrangement of water molecules depending on the external conditions like the light , the pressure, different sound waves....

Uh-oh! We might have a slight translation problem here.

Yes, water molecules can take on many different forms depending on external conditions.

For example, I don't think there is any limit to the number of different snow crystals that can form, and I think, each one is unique.
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Post by: iglessias55 on 15/08/2010 18:59:03
 dear Myrian,

I put down a link to the documentary film What the bleeep ...

is easy to know more just google Masaru Emoto putting it is the maximum exponent in the deep investigation of this matter



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Post by: tommya300 on 15/08/2010 20:04:38
dear Myrian,

I put down a link to the documentary film What the bleeep ...

is easy to know more just google Masaru Emoto putting it is the maximum exponent in the deep investigation of this matter





After seeing his claims and what he does with water freezing and sound, he is associating sounds of sorts, then relates it to a close proximity to the frost.
Since water reacts to sound. Different vibrations propagate simultaneously through the moisture of water as it is freezing, captures the waveform reaction at that moment to the water moisture.
I think that is why snow crystals are unique, because natural sounds are not homogenious but unique in time and space of proximity, as the moisture freezes to make the crystal of the flake... 

Human interpretation of water having memory is extrapulated mostly from his entrepreneur tactics to sell his books.
But the results are still pretty.