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[Eschar]

It is an established fact that humans require food and water (nutrients) to survive.

This is true, though

Disagree.

Iduno's right, water isn't nutrients

[Kagus]

Quite right! Water is in fact minerals.

So when you say "I would like a glass of water", what you should really say is "WE REQUIRE MORE MINERALS".

[Eric Blank]

It only counts as a mineral if its in solid form. So you have to swallow slushies at best, blocks of ice at worst.

[TD1]

So ice is a mineral?

[wierd]

Sure is.  A significant contributor to the surface geology of Titan even.
https://www.space.com/titan-saturn-moon-weird-ice-formation.html

[Bumber]

The real night creature haunting DF may be the pigeonhole principle...

It may not be necessary, but I decided to give everybody a full dose of the juice until I could get a closer look at it.

[Naturegirl1999]

It is an established fact that humans require food and water (nutrients) to survive.

This is true, though

Disagree.

Iduno's right, water isn't nutrients

It only counts as a mineral if its in solid form. So you have to swallow slushies at best, blocks of ice at worst.

Ah, what makes a chemical a nutrient vs a mineral?

[Eric Blank]

I was making a play on words of a different (geological vs dietary biology) definition of mineral.
The actual geological definition is as follows; "a naturally occurring, inorganic*, solid, crystalline substance which has a fixed structure and a chemical composition which is either fixed or which may vary within certain defined limits."
*(inorganic as in not-currently-living in the this case, not "lacking carbon;" calcium carbonate qualifies as a mineral but contains carbon and is produced by living organisms)

Water qualifies as a mineral under this definition, but only as long as it is solid.

Apparently dietary minerals are defined as "Minerals are those elements on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop and function normally. Those essential for health include calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine, chromium, copper, fluoride, molybdenum, manganese, and selenium."

So they literally don't care what original form it takes as long as it's metabolizable? So totally different heh. Looks like they're referring to metals and metaloids mostly, so water being hydrogen and oxygen probably doesn't count as a mineral, no.

[Naturegirl1999]

I was making a play on words of a different (geological vs dietary biology) definition of mineral.
The actual geological definition is as follows; "a naturally occurring, inorganic*, solid, crystalline substance which has a fixed structure and a chemical composition which is either fixed or which may vary within certain defined limits."
*(inorganic as in not-currently-living in the this case, not "lacking carbon;" calcium carbonate qualifies as a mineral but contains carbon and is produced by living organisms)

Water qualifies as a mineral under this definition, but only as long as it is solid.

Apparently dietary minerals are defined as "Minerals are those elements on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop and function normally. Those essential for health include calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine, chromium, copper, fluoride, molybdenum, manganese, and selenium."

So they literally don't care what original form it takes as long as it's metabolizable? So totally different heh. Looks like they're referring to metals and metaloids mostly, so water being hydrogen and oxygen probably doesn't count as a mineral, no.

Thank you

[Rolan7]

Ah, what makes a chemical a nutrient vs a mineral?

Nutrition is the difference between nutrient and mineral
The building blocks and proteins and the useful things in general
I know some humans disagree and eat a few things questionable
From spoiled fish to flower leaves and other things until they're full.
Some are well acquainted too with foods entomological
It all goes somewhere left unsaid, such matters scatalogical
And so to gather fats and proteins, carbs and things delectable
Nutrition is the difference between nutrient and mineral

[Naturegirl1999]

Ah, what makes a chemical a nutrient vs a mineral?

Nutrition is the difference between nutrient and mineral
The building blocks and proteins and the useful things in general
I know some humans disagree and eat a few things questionable
From spoiled fish to flower leaves and other things until they're full.
Some are well acquainted too with foods entomological
It all goes somewhere left unsaid, such matters scatalogical
And so to gather fats and proteins, carbs and things delectable
Nutrition is the difference between nutrient and mineral

Makes sense, I was wondering chemical wise. Thank you

[Kagus]

I'm pretty sure they're just reciting a song... I mean, dietary calcium is considered a mineral, but it has nutritional value.

...I'm not actually sure what the specific split is.

[Rolan7]

Heh sorry, I was going for the Modern Major General song, with... liberties, particularly a skip at the end.
https://youtu.be/zSGWoXDFM64?t=51

[Yoink]

Derm!   

[Bumber]

When you employ a weapon of mass beestruction you accept there will be acceptable side effects

No one's asking how the AI will feel when they lose their jobs to the AI they designed :[

The average American whacks off on how stupid they are these days anyways.

Surely they could still just breathe through their mouths? Breathing through the anus just seems unnecessary.

In the grimdark world of the turtle, there is only war