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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

If temperature was permanently -50 °C water would be a good building material.

[–] [email protected] 270 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Water actually has shitty electrical conductivity.

[–] [email protected] 174 points 6 days ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 91 points 6 days ago

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

But then the conductivity perishes as the salt is being spent. Just add more salt, then?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

In the middle I was thinking "Woah, 4 MJ/m^3? That's nearly the same as water!"

You got me, xD

[–] [email protected] 134 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Pure water isn't a good electrical conductor.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Your face isnt a good electrical conductor

[–] [email protected] 87 points 6 days ago

Better than pure water for sure.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It actually is. Do you even nerd, bro?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 54 points 6 days ago (3 children)

If you think water is incompressible, you’re not trying hard enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I can't see the thing matching your description.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

username checks out

[–] [email protected] 56 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dissolves everything? Hydrophobic and halogenated compounds would like to have a word.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago

you are not adding enough water, add more

[–] [email protected] 57 points 6 days ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

hydrogen hydroxide

[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Everyone that ingested it has died. Concidence?

#dihydrogenMonoxideIsCancer #sayNoToH2O

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This is false. the correct number is approximately 93%.
About 7% of everyone who ever lived is still alive.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I drank water once and now I'm dying.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Still, you're doing remarkably well for only having drunk water once.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

I drank it twice. But I also drank it once.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

dying of thirst?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

they all are chronically ill, they will die, just in some time

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 6 days ago (3 children)

The problem with water is it's heavy af. We need a light water.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

Best I got is heavy water….

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Only 60 calories!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Fat free water

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Idk, have been statistically proven that everyone who come into touch with that material end up dying.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

Polar vs. non-polar

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

universal solvent

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (4 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Be water my friend.

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