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minus-square@ProceduralDeathLab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish52•8 days agoIf you think water is incompressible, you’re not trying hard enough.
minus-square@MisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days agoI’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
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
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