The hottest water on Earth


	The hottest water on Earth

invictus

8-4-2008 10:42 PM

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science, geology, water, black smokers

invictus says:

"Black smokers deep in the Atlantic are spouting 'supercritical' water at over 407 °C – something never before been seen in nature."

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8-5-2008 9:53 AM

masbury

Ah, you get good stuff!

8-6-2008 5:39 AM

pokkets

The pressure down there is unimaginable. All of those tonnes of water, bearing down keeping the water liquid. Like a super 'Pressure cooker' One of the other amazing things is the temperatures at which they've now found life to exist.

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