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minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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
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