In
1925 the physicist Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958) discovered the hydrogen bridge
(or hydrogen bond) in water molecules. The hydrogen atoms of water molecules
are in an intermediate position between the sub-atomic (quantum) and the molecular
(macrocosm) levels, and provide a bridge that allows syntropy (cohesive forces)
to flow from the micro to the macro. The hydrogen bond increases the cohesive
forces (syntropy) and makes water different from all other liquids, with
cohesive forces ten times more powerful than the van der Waals forces that hold
the other liquids together. Because of these remarkable cohesive forces, water
exhibits abnormal properties. For example, when it freezes it expands, it
becomes less dense and floats; on the contrary, other liquids when they freeze
become denser and heavier and sink. The singularity of water lies in its
attractive and cohesive properties (typical of syntropy). The hydrogen bond
allows syntropy to flow from the subatomic level to the level of the macrocosm
and makes water essential for life. Ultimately, water is the life-giving lymph,
which provides syntropy (i.e. life). According to syntropy water is an
essential element for the manifestation of any biological structure. Consequently,
the first Vital Need is the availability of water. Without water life cannot exist.
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