Dry Water

"The other day I bought a box of evaporated water. I have no idea what to put in it." - Steven Wright

I have always thought the line above was one of Steven Wright's best jokes. So imagine my surprise when a see a headline for a story on "Dry Water" from the Telegraph in the UK. How does one make dry water?

The answer is to surround each droplet of water with a "sandy silica coating", similar perhaps to glass? The resulting mixture is still 95% water by weight but completely "dry".

The article goes on to say that dry water is very effective at absorbing some gases and useful for mixing chemicals that don't combine easily with water.

Bottom Line

Keep on eye open for dry water in the future. This could be similar to Bucky balls with lots of new uses being discovered.