On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, KaraOhki wrote:

One thing I've never seen answered. Is just a splash 
permanent, or does it require a whole dunking?

Good question.  I can't recall seeing anyone getting
splashed in the manga, but can tell you this:

Mousse brought Spring of Drowned Duck water to Nerima,
and attempted to curse Ranma/Akane with it.  Evidently,
he believed that the effects would be permanent.

We _do_ have a partial answer to this question...
Taro has his original cursed form that he got when Happosai dunked him in
the pool as a baby.  After Taro's initial introduction to the Ranma cast,
he went back and added octopus water to his back.  This gave him his
octopus tentacles that could squirt ink.
Also, there was the occation when Taro came by with what turned out to be
Water of Drowned Twins.  This water was accidentally dropped onto
Happosai.  Well, just a drop anyways.  The drop fell onto a bump on his
head and became two bumps.  In the same story, the water was dropped onto
a bird, which became two.

I hope that helps somewhat...


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