Submitted by andreasdagen t3_10nudai in todayilearned
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DickNoseKnowz t1_j6b3sa1 wrote
Yea, I’ve always assumed air was a gas, I learned what you stated, not what the misleading title implies
mega_douche1 t1_j6gvzw3 wrote
How is the title misleading? It's just someone not understanding scientific terminologies
LordTwatSlapper t1_j6bj8t1 wrote
Liquid? Fluid
Gas? Also fluid
Solid? Believe it or not, fluid
Plasma? You're right, fluid
We have the best matter in the universe because of fluid
slackerboyfx t1_j6b0na8 wrote
And then you realize that we all live at the bottom of an ocean.
dravenonred t1_j6b4ec1 wrote
SpongeBob intensifies
ElfMage83 t1_j6b7iha wrote
Well, yes. Air is a fluid because it flows. That's literally the definition.
dr_gaia t1_j6ayjxb wrote
I was today years old when I learned air was considered a fluid, but by definition, it makes sense.
pickles55 t1_j6czut1 wrote
When a dense mass of air has a less dense mass of air on top of it it can even have waves like the ocean. A lot of what meteorologists do is based on fluid dynamics because weather is the side effects of these high and low pressure zones forming and interacting with each other.
Billypisschips t1_j6azwqz wrote
TIL there is more water than air.
swatson7856 t1_j6b6vnl wrote
If the word phlogiston isn't mentioned, I'll scream
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andreasdagen OP t1_j6bb8yn wrote
Yea, plasma is a fluid
Fair_Border4142 t1_j6balwc wrote
Anything that flows
tryingtodefendhim t1_j6cqqb2 wrote
Didnt know I was a fish
___Phreak___ t1_j6dkfn0 wrote
I guess fluid has a fluid definition
MicdaWise t1_j6i71mh wrote
What? Like highly dense air can carry liquid. Does that make it a liquid?
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Youdontknowmypickles t1_j6bibld wrote
Yeah lol. Ok so now I have a question for you. If a balloon is in the back of a covered trunk, no air influence from the outside, and the truck turns left, which way does the balloon go? It’s tied to a string inside the trunk.
thunderstorm99 t1_j6c72ta wrote
You didn’t specify what the balloon is filled with. If it is less dense than air: to the left as the air is pushed to the right pushing the less dense balloon to the left. If the balloon is filled with something denser than air: to the right as it pushes air out of its way.
andreasdagen OP t1_j6cnm8w wrote
that's more of a trick question than anything.
bosstea16 t1_j6boico wrote
Electricity has some fluid properties if we are being honest.
It just then has some not fluid properties also .
Peacemkr45 t1_j6el233 wrote
Air is not a liquid as a liquid cannot be compressed. Air however can be.
andreasdagen OP t1_j6ezuoc wrote
fluid means "liquid, gas, or plasma" I used to think it just meant liquid, but it also includes gas and plasma.
Free_Composer_6000 t1_j6aw71a wrote
You really only just learned that?
Landlubber77 t1_j6b3xf0 wrote
The fact that you know nothing about this person or his/her age and are still incredulous that they didn't learn this information at the exact moment you did makes you look far more ignorant.
Kavaalt t1_j6biyud wrote
well written and a VERY good point
mega_douche1 t1_j6gw562 wrote
They are capable of posting to reddit so not a toddler.
Landlubber77 t1_j6gwj5l wrote
Goo goo gaga
andreasdagen OP t1_j6azcpb wrote
yea, fluid translates to the norwegian word for liquid, so I thought fluid meant liquid.
rxneutrino t1_j6b2i9h wrote
If the Norwegian word for fluid is synonymous with liquid, what is the Norwegian word for non-liquid fluidity? Surely there is a way to express this concept in that language.
andreasdagen OP t1_j6b2mqv wrote
gass
don't think we have a word that covers both liquid and gas like fluid does.
espentan t1_j6bcm0s wrote
Fluid, it's called fluid in Norwegian as well. The word for liquid fluid is 'væske', and if you ask Google Translate what 'væske' is in Norwegian it just returns 'fluid'.
tbodillia t1_j6bac5d wrote
OK, curious: Fluid Dynamics can be broken down to (among others) aerodynamics (gas) and hydrodynamics (liquid), or pneumatics (gas) and hydraulics (liquid). So what do Norwegians call "Fluid Dynamics" and what you you break it down to?
I fell like I'm delving into the American debate/argument that there is a difference between an engine and a motor. In most languages, when you translate "engine" it becomes motor.
I'm also reminded of the "stoner" meme that keeps popping up here: do crabs think fish can fly? Well, it's fluid dynamics. If humans think birds fly, sure crabs think fish fly.
biffNicholson t1_j6azrts wrote
Mr Wizard told me bout that one in about 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0AH_GNviyw
tbodillia t1_j6b8v6s wrote
I've argued with people my age, 58, that air is a fluid. It's usually when a pump is sucking air and I say "the pump can only move one fluid at a time..." and then they want to argue that air isn't a fluid.
mega_douche1 t1_j6gw3m9 wrote
You need new friends
DarkBladeMadriker t1_j6awh6j wrote
Your third grade teacher would like a word...
andreasdagen OP t1_j6axzti wrote
I don't think I knew the english word "fluid" in third grade
SageKAoki t1_j6b5185 wrote
Solids liquids and gases are different than fluids
rhiain42 t1_j6du1lu wrote
Liquids & gasses flow &, therefore, are fluid.
backformorecrap t1_j6b05fa wrote
Gases and Liquids are fluids