If temperature was permanently -50 °C water would be a good building material.
this post was submitted on 30 May 2025
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In the middle I was thinking "Woah, 4 MJ/m^3? That's nearly the same as water!"
You got me, xD
Water actually has shitty electrical conductivity.
Just needs a lil salt
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Introducing: Chlorone gas with a chance of hydrogen
But then the conductivity perishes as the salt is being spent. Just add more salt, then?
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Pure water isn't a good electrical conductor.
Your face isnt a good electrical conductor
Better than pure water for sure.
It actually is. Do you even nerd, bro?
No :(
If you think water is incompressible, you’re not trying hard enough.
I've always hated "incompressible" when talking about fluids. It's just shorthand for: doesn't compress much under pressure.
In engineering unless you're dealing with insane pressures, when something is "incompressible", assuming it is is good enough.
But it's still misleading so I don't like it haha
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I can't see the thing matching your description.
Dissolves everything? Hydrophobic and halogenated compounds would like to have a word.
you are not adding enough water, add more
Ah, dihydrogen monoxide
hydrogen hydroxide
Everyone that ingested it has died. Concidence?
#dihydrogenMonoxideIsCancer #sayNoToH2O
This is false. the correct number is approximately 93%.
About 7% of everyone who ever lived is still alive.
I drank water once and now I'm dying.
Still, you're doing remarkably well for only having drunk water once.
I drank it twice. But I also drank it once.
dying of thirst?
they all are chronically ill, they will die, just in some time
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The problem with water is it's heavy af. We need a light water.
Idk, have been statistically proven that everyone who come into touch with that material end up dying.
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Fun fact, there are materials that dissolve better in fatty acids than water. For example, Menthol crystals extracted from Mint Oils will readily dissolve in other oils but is very picky about its water.
Polar vs. non-polar
universal solvent
Along with the people pointing out conductivity.
Who says water is not compressible? Takes a lot of energy, but the big bang didn't happen in a sea of water.
My oceanography textbook said so. You'd think the ocean people knew about water. Must be more propaganda from big compress to sell more compression.
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most solids and liquids are practically incompressible (when comparing with gasses). there is a relationship between bulk compressibility, shear stress and youngs modulus for solids, which can be extended for liquids. It does not work for gasses
Be water my friend.
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