[ELI5] Can one physically compress water, like with a cyclinder of water with a hydraulic press on the top, completely water tight, pressing down on it, and what would happen to the water?

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[ELI5] Can one physically compress water, like with a cyclinder of water with a hydraulic press on the top, completely water tight, pressing down on it, and what would happen to the water?

In: 1967

Answer 1

What fascinating reading you have all provided here. Thank you.

I’ve been interested in water as a subject of science since I was a little kid… when I read a sci-fi comic book story that dealt with a supply of super-compressed water in a matchbox-sized container, supposedly holding a massive amount of water, and how dangerous it would be if it was unleashed. Later, there was an explanation that the story was total fantasy, of course, and then joked about the possibility of someone inventing powdered water, hahaha. If only, eh?!