fuck-fascism t1_itepvj5 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:06 AM

Water doesn’t compress. It would just freeze assuming it wasn’t already.

mtnviewguy t1_ith09sz wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:15 PM

I think the discussion is about decompression, not compression. In the vacuum of space, water would decompress, freeze, and eventually sublimate into vapor.

fuck-fascism t1_ith0ctd wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Explain how you decompress something that wasn’t compressed to begin with.

mtnviewguy t1_ith4ixo wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:44 PM

You're being compressed right now. Atmospheric pressure applies 1 bar (~14.7 pounds per square inch - PSI) on your body externally at sea-level. That means you are currently being compressed with 41,160 pounds of force given an average of 2,800 square inches of skin surface. In a vacuum, that compression is released to nearly zero. You would be quite effectively decompressed.

fuck-fascism t1_ith4mql wrote on October 23, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Just because pressure is applied to something doesn’t mean it compresses. Water does not compress.

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jester2211 t1_itesff9 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:27 AM

I thought everything can be compressed.

ZebediahCarterLong t1_iteti09 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:36 AM

Liquids are broadly referred to as incompressible because density changes from temperature and pressure are minimal.

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