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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] gay_sex@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

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

You got me, xD

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 266 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Water actually has shitty electrical conductivity.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 172 points 5 days ago (7 children)
[–] Zuriz@sh.itjust.works 91 points 5 days ago

Username checks out

[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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

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[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 1 points 3 days ago

Introducing: Chlorone gas with a chance of hydrogen

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[–] Naich@lemmings.world 132 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Pure water isn't a good electrical conductor.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 69 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Your face isnt a good electrical conductor

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 86 points 5 days ago

Better than pure water for sure.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 38 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It actually is. Do you even nerd, bro?

[–] ProceduralDeathLab@lemmy.world 53 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours 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

username checks out

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 6 points 5 days ago

I can't see the thing matching your description.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 57 points 5 days ago (6 children)
[–] gay_sex@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

hydrogen hydroxide

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 41 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Everyone that ingested it has died. Concidence?

#dihydrogenMonoxideIsCancer #sayNoToH2O

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 35 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I drank water once and now I'm dying.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

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

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

dying of thirst?

[–] sga@lemmings.world 7 points 5 days ago

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

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 54 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] sga@lemmings.world 28 points 5 days ago

you are not adding enough water, add more

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 5 days ago

Best I got is heavy water….

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago

Only 60 calories!

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 days ago

Fat free water

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 18 points 5 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.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 days ago

Polar vs. non-polar

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] traches@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago

universal solvent

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 10 points 5 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.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 11 points 5 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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[–] sga@lemmings.world 6 points 5 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

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago
[–] kubica@fedia.io 6 points 5 days ago

Be water my friend.

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