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[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 271 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Water actually has shitty electrical conductivity.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 175 points 2 months ago (5 children)
[–] Zuriz@sh.itjust.works 92 points 2 months ago

Username checks out

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just curious, have you watched the show with the same name as your account?

I guess it’s for kids to help them deal with trauma. I downloaded it due to super high ratings, but I haven’t watched it yet (and might not; I don’t have or want kids, but I like having good stuff for friends with them)

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Never heard of it, but I'll check it out

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[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

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[–] Naich@lemmings.world 134 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pure water isn't a good electrical conductor.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 70 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Your face isnt a good electrical conductor

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 87 points 2 months ago

Better than pure water for sure.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It actually is. Do you even nerd, bro?

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 57 points 2 months ago (5 children)
[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 41 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Everyone that ingested it has died. Concidence?

#dihydrogenMonoxideIsCancer #sayNoToH2O

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 37 points 2 months 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 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I drank water once and now I'm dying.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

dying of thirst?

[–] sga@lemmings.world 8 points 2 months ago

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

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] lime@feddit.nu 12 points 2 months ago

it's got a higher pH than any other acid!

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

especially if it is ultrapure water.

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] sga@lemmings.world 28 points 2 months ago

you are not adding enough water, add more

[–] ProceduralDeathLab@lemmy.world 54 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 6 points 2 months ago

I can't see the thing matching your description.

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[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 months ago

Best I got is heavy water….

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

Only 60 calories!

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

Fat free water

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months 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 17 points 2 months ago

Polar vs. non-polar

[–] traches@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

universal solvent

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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

[–] kubica@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

Be water my friend.

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago
[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Didn't Scottie invent this when the Enterprise had to transport a whale back to the future?

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