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Pressure is nothing other than gravity pulling down everything that lies above you. So if you go deep enough, there will be enough gas above you to create enoug
by kijin 15y ago
Pressure is nothing other than gravity pulling down everything that lies above you. So if you go deep enough, there will be enough gas above you to create enough pressure to make water liquid, or even solid.
I wonder whether it will be possible to build a floating city somewhere in the middle of that massive atmosphere. Air conditioning will probably take up the majority of the city's energy consumption, but hey, if you've got water, you can get oxygen, and if you've got boiling water, you can make electricity. Actually, it might be easier to live on this planet than to live on Venus (450C, all CO2).
- robdoherty2 15y agoSo maybe this planet is more like "Bespin" than Waterworld!
- bdonlan 15y agoBoiling water doesn't give you electricity. A temperature gradient gives you electricity. Having a hot, steamy planet won't help you if the air is just as hot as the water.