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mtnviewguy t1_ith09sz wrote

Reply to comment by fuck-fascism in decompression of liquids in outer space by gumby_the_2nd

I think the discussion is about decompression, not compression. In the vacuum of space, water would decompress, freeze, and eventually sublimate into vapor.

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fuck-fascism t1_ith0ctd wrote

Explain how you decompress something that wasn’t compressed to begin with.

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mtnviewguy t1_ith4ixo wrote

You're being compressed right now. Atmospheric pressure applies 1 bar (~14.7 pounds per square inch - PSI) on your body externally at sea-level. That means you are currently being compressed with 41,160 pounds of force given an average of 2,800 square inches of skin surface. In a vacuum, that compression is released to nearly zero. You would be quite effectively decompressed.

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fuck-fascism t1_ith4mql wrote

Just because pressure is applied to something doesn’t mean it compresses. Water does not compress.

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