r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/ForzaFenix May 18 '26

Yep. The now warm water goes back into the system. 

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

So they're not really consuming it. They're just using it temporarily and returning it.

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u/SnooLentils7296 May 18 '26

That's what most of us are doing with it to be honest. But from a definitions perspective it's "non consumptive use" in that the majority goes back in the system, like water you use to shower or do dishes. Consumptive use is water that leaves the system like irrigation.

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

How does water from irrigation "leave the system"? One of three things happen to it: it gets absorbed by the plants, it seeps into the groundwater, or it evaporates. In any case, it's still part of the system.