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Yes, it's good that oil does not mix well with or dissolve in water. A couple reasons off the top of my head include:

  • If oil could mix with water, humans could accidentally drink, say, motor oil and become sick or die. We'd have more "poisoning from oil".
  • Oil in water would lose its "lubricant" properties. We wouldn't be able to run machines. Water would encourage rust of metals.
  • Our bodies would not benefit from the lubrication of other types of oil, like Olive Oil.
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