Warp wrote:

>   Remember that the active ingredient is something that *causes* the
> symptoms, not something that *cures* them (for example in a homeopatic
> sleeping pill the active ingredient is usually caffeine). Hence taking
> this ingredient *away* from the water likewise takes the *symptoms* away
> from the person. The more of it you take away, the more effective the stuff
> is. It makes perfect sense.

Well, I'm guessing that water that has almost no benzene in it is fairly 
healthy, yeah... But that's some pretty simplistic reasoning.

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http://xkcd.com/641/

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