Hey.

[nagaioyasumi]

Would you call a water bottle (not a glass) filled to the halfway mark half empty or half full?

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[randomposting]

Half full.

[nagaioyasumi]

Would your answer be the same if I now asked you about water in a glass?

[randomposting]

Yep. *nod*

[nagaioyasumi]

Hm. The way I see things: half a glass of water is half full. Half a bottle of water is half empty. To me, "a glass" starts out empty. "Empty" is its normal state. So it doesn't matter how far you fill it with water, be it to the 1/4 way mark, halfway mark or to the top, it will always be "full" of water. A water bottle, on the other hand, starts out full and gradually empties as a person drinks from it. But being "filled" is its normal state. In any state other than completely filled, it is "empty" of water.

Does that make sense?

Anyway, take from that what you will. I'm not sure if there's anything to take, really. Sorry for being so random.

[lola33]

Well.. at the moment I would probably just drink it all and call it all empty... mmm water....

[nagaioyasumi]

What about a glass then? Would your answer be different if it was half a glass of water?

[mistermouse]

Is said bottle bought or refilled? That has a large bearing on the outcome (bought = half empty, refilled = depends).
IF it's refilled, did you fill it half way up, or did you fill it all the way up then drink/pour out/empty half of it?

HA! I BEATS THE QUESTION!!

PS In reality, I'm more a vessel half empty person, but that's a truly philosophical question.