to be more technical water has a high heat capacity. when the water evaporates from the intercooler it then absorbs the heat and moves it away from the intercooler.
intercoolers works by increasing the surface area for the heat to escape then the air carries the heat away from the intake charge.
if you want to be crazy you could look up air to water coolers and look into building on of those.
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