OzOne wrote:

The "thinner" water is able to permeate smaller viods and set up the
initial reactions for the beginnings of true osmosis?
I'm not an expert, just an interested bystander.

I'm not an expert either... but it seems to me that the vapor pressure would have more to do with it than viscosity.

Of course, if you want *real* answer, just ask Navvie...

DSK