These results were worthwhile as it can be useful to assist high-intensity endurance athletes to maintain peak performance through hydration. In these events, liquids are not readily available so it is useful to know which liquid evaporates the slowest so that they can get the most out of a liquid, and hence the hydration out of that given drink, in this case, it is Salt Water. It's also useful to assist people when exploring deserts or hot countries like Australia. In hot climates, liquids evaporate faster as more energy is present. This experiment is useful for tourists, so that they know to stay hydrated and make sure they are always covered in any situation in the areas of hydration.
This experiment was fairly reliable, however there was
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If the experiment was carried out using these brief measurements, it could have resulted in marginally different results. It could've affected the average number of milliliters evaporated in a 24-hour period for each liquid. However, this was helped by using a smaller 100mL measuring cylinder when needed to create more complex, accurate and detailed measurement, to get the proper number of averaged milliliters evaporated. This measuring cylinder also eliminated part of the human eye problem, as humans can interpret measurements differently from specific angles, this was also helped by putting my chin on the same desk so that the same angle is achieved and measuring from the bottom of the ellipse, which in turn improved the accuracy of the measurements. Another factor that affected the experiment and reliability, is that part of each liquid stuck and stayed in the divots in the disposable cups (as seen in the result photos), this was partly fixed through, shaking and hitting each disposable cup with the liquid whilst pouring it into the measuring cylinder. This didn't really work and resulted in each liquid having less liquid left, affecting the average milliliters evaporated over a 24-hour time period in the long run. It can be seen that the experiment was pretty valid as not much when wrong in the experiment, however, its validity could have been improved by eliminating certain aspects of the surrounding environment and human characteristics, e.g