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How cold is it 5000 feet below the sea? | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 823638  United States05/23/2010 01:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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Dr. House  User ID: 717743 United States05/23/2010 01:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its near freezing, slightly above. However in places it does drop below freezing, yet water is unable to freeze due to the pressure and the salinity. Ice needs room to expand, if you keep it from expanding it takes a lower temperature to cause it to freeze. Sinkhole list: Thread: Sinkholes Updated 28 Dec 2010 find a sinkhole, add it to this thread, please. "Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." (1 John 3:15, NKJV). |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 491785 United States05/23/2010 01:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 823638 United States05/23/2010 01:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its near freezing, slightly above. However in places it does drop below freezing, yet water is unable to freeze due to the pressure and the salinity. Quoting: Dr. HouseIce needs room to expand, if you keep it from expanding it takes a lower temperature to cause it to freeze. So why would methane freeze Methane freezes at -296.5 o F or 91 o K crystals? Maybe it was bull shit... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 491785 United States05/23/2010 01:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its near freezing, slightly above. However in places it does drop below freezing, yet water is unable to freeze due to the pressure and the salinity. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 823638Ice needs room to expand, if you keep it from expanding it takes a lower temperature to cause it to freeze. So why would methane freeze Methane freezes at -296.5 o F or 91 o K crystals? Maybe it was bull shit... the methane doesnt freeze. it is supercold and causes the water that comes in contact with it to freeze. |
| allenk User ID: 949180 United States05/23/2010 01:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its near freezing, slightly above. However in places it does drop below freezing, yet water is unable to freeze due to the pressure and the salinity. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 491785Ice needs room to expand, if you keep it from expanding it takes a lower temperature to cause it to freeze. So why would methane freeze Methane freezes at -296.5 o F or 91 o K crystals? Maybe it was bull shit... the methane doesnt freeze. it is supercold and causes the water that comes in contact with it to freeze. So why doesn't my asshole turn rock hard when I rip a nice fart? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 491785 United States05/23/2010 01:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its near freezing, slightly above. However in places it does drop below freezing, yet water is unable to freeze due to the pressure and the salinity. Quoting: allenkIce needs room to expand, if you keep it from expanding it takes a lower temperature to cause it to freeze. So why would methane freeze Methane freezes at -296.5 o F or 91 o K crystals? Maybe it was bull shit... the methane doesnt freeze. it is supercold and causes the water that comes in contact with it to freeze. So why doesn't my asshole turn rock hard when I rip a nice fart? the methane in your GI is not under pressure the way the methane coming out of the ground is. it is the reaction of the methane turning from liquid to gas as it depressurizes that causes the water to freeze. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 823638 United States05/23/2010 01:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its near freezing, slightly above. However in places it does drop below freezing, yet water is unable to freeze due to the pressure and the salinity. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 491785Ice needs room to expand, if you keep it from expanding it takes a lower temperature to cause it to freeze. So why would methane freeze Methane freezes at -296.5 o F or 91 o K crystals? Maybe it was bull shit... the methane doesnt freeze. it is supercold and causes the water that comes in contact with it to freeze. I guess the methane is colder than 32 f........ Well, how cold is the oil? It's quite interesting, since Lava is very hot! Not saying there's any lava around, but I though the deeper you go, the hotter the earth gets. Maybe it only applies to if your on land....... Just a thought/ |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 491785 United States05/23/2010 02:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its near freezing, slightly above. However in places it does drop below freezing, yet water is unable to freeze due to the pressure and the salinity. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 823638Ice needs room to expand, if you keep it from expanding it takes a lower temperature to cause it to freeze. So why would methane freeze Methane freezes at -296.5 o F or 91 o K crystals? Maybe it was bull shit... the methane doesnt freeze. it is supercold and causes the water that comes in contact with it to freeze. I guess the methane is colder than 32 f........ Well, how cold is the oil? It's quite interesting, since Lava is very hot! Not saying there's any lava around, but I though the deeper you go, the hotter the earth gets. Maybe it only applies to if your on land....... Just a thought/ it probably is very hot down were the oil and LNG originate. but thats 30,000 feet below where it is spewing out of the ground- over 5 MILES! it cools on its way out, then hits the super cold, pressure- resistant seawater, which i would imagine cools it down very quickly. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 839728  Canada06/15/2010 12:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The difference in temperature between the photic, or sunlit, zones nearer to the surface and the deep sea are dramatic. Temperatures vary more in the waters above the benthic zone where thermoclines, or the separation of water layers of differing temperatures, are more common. In most parts of the deep sea, the water temperature is more uniform and constant. With the exception of hydrothermal vent communities where hot water is emitted into the cold waters, the deep sea temperature remains between 2-4°C. |
