Take the well-known example of water. Humans and animals can experience the physicality of water…its ‘wetness.’ However, only a human being can understand that water is also the symbol, H20.

One dad was toting his baby in a front-pack, water gun in hand. A protester holds a water gun during a protest against overtourism in the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain, Sunday, June 15, 2025.

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The humble water gun — the cheap, squirt-squirt variety — has become the weapon of choice and symbol of Spain's anti-tourism protests ...

A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman raised a cheap plastic water gun and shot an arc of water at them ...