text: what is distilled water? how is distilled water made, what is the difference between it and drinking water... things like that distilled water is water that has had virtually all of its impurities removed through distillation (boiling the water and collecting the steam).  because of its relative purity, some of the properties of distilled water are significantly different from those of the water most people consume and use in everyday life.  a potentially dangerous property of distilled water is that it can be heated above its boiling point without showing the normal characteristics of boiling, called superheating. when the superheated water is disturbed or has impurities added to it, a sudden, explosive boil occurs, possibly causing serious injury to anyone near it.   one of the reasons why you should drink filltered, spring, or drinking water over distilled water is because they contain minerals that are important for your body.