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[Watch (HLS stream): Should I Drink Seltzer Water?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SSdTN2EQ.m3u8) (1:30)  _Published 2015-02-04. Seltzer -- also known as bubbly water, carbonated water, soda water and sparkling water -- comes with as many health myths as it does names. Luckily, seltzer is one of the rare instances where something you love drinking isn’t bad for you._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 16, 2015 10:18 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 16, 2015 10:18 PM UTC Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, a video of a guy demonstrating how to open a bottle of beer with a sheet of A4-size paper is going viral. The instructions in the description of the clip on YouTube read as follows: --- > “” --- Rhys Morgan, a 21-year-old English major at Cardiff University, [told _The Daily Mail_](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-2991475/How-open-bottle-beer-piece-paper.html) he figured out the trick while hanging out with friends who did not have a bottle opener. The video has racked up more than 3.4 million views since it was uploaded to YouTube on March 6. (h/t [BuzzFeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/abagg/you-can-open-a-beer-bottle-with-a-single-sheet-of-paper?bffb&utm%5Fterm=4ldqpgp#.dcOBQvqOL)) ## Transcript [00:01] Seltzer. Also known as bubbly water. Carbonated water. [00:05] Sparkling water. Soda water. Comes with as many health [00:09] myths as it does names. Luckily seltzer is one of the rare [00:13] instances where something you love to drink actually isn't [00:16] bad for you. We asked five experts. And all of them say [00:20] bottoms up to bubbles. Seltzer is a great soda alternative [00:24] since it doesn't have calories or sugar. Professor Laureen [00:28] Smith of Ohio State University says it's great for getting [00:32] kids to stop drinking sugary sodas. The carbonation [00:36] won't leech calcium from your bones and seltzer is not [00:40] associated with lower bone density in women. Men. That's [00:43] according to studies by Robert Heaney of the Creighton [00:46] University School of Medicine and Douglas Kiel of Harvard [00:50] Medical School. Basically, drinking seltzer water is like [00:54] drinking regular water, says Sarah Bleich of John's [00:57] Hopkins School of Public Health. It's harmless. The bubbles [01:00] might even help you feel more full and eat less fat, [01:04] according to one study. Lastly, seltzer water tends to grace [01:08] the glasses of the rich says Adam Drewnowski, Director of [01:12] the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of [01:15] Washington. 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