What is hydraulic fluid and why can it be dangerous?

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Just read about this the other day and I still don’t understand

1. what hydraulic fluid exactly is and what it’s for

2. why it can be so dangerous when you mess with it

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Hydraulic systems work on the principle that fluid can’t be compressed. Hydraulic fluid is a specific type designed for these systems. The reason it’s dangerous is because hyrdaulic fluid is often under high pressures and can ‘squirt’ out of the system very hard and fast

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