If temperature was permanently -50 °C water would be a good building material.
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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
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
I can't see the thing matching your description.
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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
Didn't Scottie invent this when the Enterprise had to transport a whale back to the future?
Sort of. He was just carrying the AI's assistance. He was really good about ignoring all those obvious but totally invisible cameras. They would never have invented with it without the assistance. Or at least we wouldn't know about it or it would be some other thing added to the picture and taking place til we forget and the whale sends their assistant to help Arthur step up the medium and expand his 'verse a few ...mentions.
Water is the Swiss army knife of materials.
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