My apartment gets unbearably dry during the winter months. I have tried a humidifier but to no avail. The humidified air becomes stuffy and I inevitably open the windows and let cool winter air flow through the place.

Keeping the shower running with hot water seemed like a great idea but would be a total waste of massive amounts of water.

So I had a brainstorm of an idea. What would happen if I left bowls of water around my apartment? In theory, that should reduce the volume of dry, correct? I have never heard anyone speak of such an approach. Any degree of success may make it worthwhile of course, but I don’t know if it will work.

A couple days ago, I poured water into a bowl and have noticed that it has gone down at least a few millimeters since then. So far, no big difference in my life.