# Energized water?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 24, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027 "2003-06-24T14:22:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![KnK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/edb3f5/32.png) [@KnK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KnK)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/1 "2003-06-24T14:22:39Z")

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OK, so I was looking up various medical situations and came across this link:

[http://www.energizedwater.info/index.html](http://www.energizedwater.info/index.html)

Is this for real? Does it have a scientific significance? Anybody have any worthwhile input on this ???

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/2 "2003-06-24T14:28:26Z")

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No, there’s absolutely no basis in fact for these claims. None.

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**Author:** ![Tarantula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@Tarantula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantula)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/3 "2003-06-24T14:35:22Z")

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It’s all bullshit. 100% Grade A Bullshit.

Sorry.

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**Author:** ![yoyo3500](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5daacb/32.png) [@yoyo3500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyo3500)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/4 "2003-06-24T14:35:58Z")

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If you put a battery in water, it will become energized…

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/5 "2003-06-24T14:36:57Z")

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Water treated in this manner may be useful for hogwashing and whitewashing.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/6 "2003-06-24T14:41:16Z")

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…or a hairdryer

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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/7 "2003-06-24T14:44:30Z")

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If you’re interested I’ve got a batch of snake oil for sale. 😉

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**Author:** ![GUH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@GUH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GUH)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/8 "2003-06-24T14:52:27Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Floater \*  
> \*\*If you’re interested I’ve got a batch of snake oil for sale. 😉 \*\*

These guys aren’t selling anything.

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**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/9 "2003-06-24T15:04:58Z")

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Any site that starts off talking about ley lines (outside of Celtic lore) is likely not peer reviewed science. The water does not hold any charge once the capacitor (leydon jar) is taken apart.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/10 "2003-06-24T15:06:11Z")

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I loved this part:

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> Water is neutral by nature and giving it a negative charge is a simple matter of removing protons.

_snort_

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**Author:** ![KnK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/edb3f5/32.png) [@KnK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KnK)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energized-water/184027/11 "2003-06-24T15:53:43Z")

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I never stated that I believed it, and I don’t.

Just wanted to see if there was a scientific basis to support THEIR claim. Obviously there is not.🙂

KnK