They don't use water in h/brakes.[b said:Quote[/b] (MATTBIN @ Sep. 18 2003,12:56)]Finless,
er how do you reckon your hydraulic brakes work?
because for all practical purposes liquids (ok Lou?) dont compress. Come to that your compass would have a hard time at depth as it too is liquid filled.
HTH
Matt
The answer is yes, You can compress water, or almost any material. However, it requires a great deal of pressure to accomplish a little compression. For that reason, liquids and solids are sometimes referred to as being incompressible.[b said:Quote[/b] (Finless @ Sep. 18 2003,10:56)]I am under the impression that water does not compress under pressure.
If true (not even the tiniest bit?), is it true of all fluids?
Over to you, professors.![]()
hasn't this been discussed once before? I seem to recall a discussion on here saying that early physicists believed that the density of water would increase with depth, so that ships that sank would reach a point below which they could sink no more. They must have imagined ships (and cannonballs?) suspended perfectly in the depths, presumably beyond which was 'solid water'?[b said:Quote[/b] ]A consequence of compressing a fluid is that the viscosity, that is the resistance of the fluid to flow, also increases as the density increases. This is because the atoms are forced closer together, and thus cannot slip by each other as easily as they can when the fluid is at atmospheric pressure.
NO, there isn't enough weight of water to hold them up.[b said:Quote[/b] (Andy the Commie 2 @ Sep. 18 2003,14:27)]Bloody hell, all my years of working underwater ........ NOW i know what keeps wrecks in the sea bed ,,,,
the WEIGHT of water holding them down
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Sigh, no one understands me.[b said:Quote[/b] ]Finless you doughnut you asked about other fluids/liquids so I highlighted one other non-compressable fluid as an example.
Yes. Compressed is compressed . Even if it is only an incy wincy little bit compressed.[b said:Quote[/b] ]Lets get really pedantic shall we![]()
I've never heard of a "willy fart".[b said:Quote[/b] ]Dom, is that right or you winding us up? So would a good fart get rid of it or are there other risks associated with that too? :
I think what keeps the ships under water is the large hole in the side[b said:Quote[/b] (Andy the Commie 2 @ Sep. 18 2003,14:27)]Bloody hell, all my years of working underwater ........ NOW i know what keeps wrecks in the sea bed ,,,,
the WEIGHT of water holding them down
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Wouldn't that be COOL.[b said:Quote[/b] (aclivity @ Sep. 18 2003,14:33)]They must have imagined ships (and cannonballs?) suspended perfectly in the depths, presumably beyond which was 'solid water'?
I cant resist but I should, it is Friday afternoon after all, how about a fanny fart?[b said:Quote[/b] ]I've never heard of a "willy fart".
I've heard of, and heard a FF. Never a willy fart though. I suppose it's possible. I mean I've only ever really been close to mine. Spitting, now that is another matter.[b said:Quote[/b] (MATTBIN @ Sep. 18 2003,14:55)]I cant resist but I should, it is Friday afternoon after all, how about a fanny fart?[b said:Quote[/b] ]I've never heard of a "willy fart".
Glad you did not post this on Divernet Matt, you would have been accused of toilet humour[b said:Quote[/b] (MATTBIN @ Sep. 18 2003,14:55)]I cant resist but I should, it is Friday afternoon after all, how about a fanny fart?[b said:Quote[/b] ]I've never heard of a "willy fart".