If you put a liquid with bacteria in it between two flat metal plates and applied like 100tons of force how much (if any) of the bacteria would survive?
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others have answered about squishing it, but for the other part, liquid is not easily compressible. very high pressure can compress water by a very small amount, like in the deep oceans. bacteria are cells and is made up mostly of water, so applying pressure to the water would not harm the bacteria. there are plenty of bacteria (and fish too) living in the deepest oceans
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