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[–] brrn@lemmy.fmhy.ml 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The longer you let water sit out the more acidic and “stale” tasting it becomes due to build up of carbonic acid. Others have mentioned bacteria growth and particle accumulation too, yucky.