Why is it that we can breathe in steam/water vapor, and not worry about small amounts of water getting into our lungs?

Question

I take a lot of hot showers, and sometimes I find myself wondering why I am able to breathe in the steam around me and not worry about any water-in-lungs related health concerns. How is breathing in steam different than breathing in small amounts of water droplets?

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Answer 1

I wonder this myself, as someone who vapes I’m always wondering how I’m able to breathe in that much water vapor and not have any significant problems due to the water vapor. I’m sure there are plenty of detrimental health problems from vaping in general, but the water vapor. I use to work at a factory and we would go behind our machine and hit it and hold it in, and nothing would be exhaled out visibly, so how does this work as well?