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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread If you liked 'liquid water' you'll love … #135167 11/11/2004 10:40 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 The latest word from NASA regarding Titan: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-110904.html "But it looks very much like it's something that oozed across the surface. It may be some sort of cryovolcanic flow, an analog to volcanism on Earth that is not molten rock but, at Titan's very cold temperatures, molten ice." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: If you liked 'liquid water' you'll love … #135168 11/12/2004 2:53 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I think there might be a reason scientists use that term--perhaps to make clear that the water isn't, say, just a flooded river or something; I found this title to an article in Nature magazine: "Molten ice could block Gulf Stream". My guess is that they want a shortcut way of saying, "the temperature rose enough to melt this ice". I tried Onelook, hoping for a science dictionary hit, but no luck. Do we have any geologists handy? stales? P.S.--Nature wanted me to subscribe in order to read the article (hah--if I won't give the NYT my personal information, why would these people think I'd give them $?!), but I found it here: http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=21783 It doesn't give any explanation for the term. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: If you liked 'liquid water' you'll love … #135169 11/30/2004 12:47 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I know that glaciers actually flow like very slow lava, actually bending rather than breaking. Maybe that is what they are referring to is not water in it's liquid form. Interesting that language exceptions are almost always to the most familiar items. "To be" is full of exceptions while "to corruscate" is not. Likewise the most basic substances have exceptions. Water comes as steam, fog, water, ice etc. Gold however comes as gold or molten gold. No separate terms. We also use dough, bread and toast but raw carrot or cooked carrot. just a random thought. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: If you liked 'liquid water' you'll love … #135170 12/14/2004 1:12 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory The might want to investigate the planet for that dangerous chemical DHMO. It is often found in and near deposits of molten ice. http://www.dhmo.org Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: If you liked 'liquid water' you'll love … #135171 12/14/2004 1:32 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA Owlbow enthusiast Owlbow enthusiast Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA ...even more dangerous if dehydrated! in part due to its potablity Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: If you liked 'liquid water' you'll love … #135172 12/14/2004 3:11 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory There is really nothing like dehydrated molten ice. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: If you liked 'liquid water' you'll love … #135173 12/14/2004 5:16 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC >in part due to its potablity And ezsily carried, too. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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