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Originally Posted by Renton

Pretty sure pressure has no effect on density unless the material is a gas or plasma. Pressure is just the force acting on a material. [/layman]

This is generally a fine approximation.

It's hard to convince yourself that when you squeeze a doorknob, you're changing its shape, but the physics says it's so.

10-29-2014 04:40 PM #1
Renton View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Join Date Jan 2006 Posts 8,863 Location a little town called none of your goddamn business	Pretty sure pressure has no effect on density unless the material is a gas or plasma. Pressure is just the force acting on a material. [/layman]

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10-29-2014 05:03 PM #2
MadMojoMonkey View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries AINT SHOVELING SHIT Join Date Apr 2012 Posts 10,456 Location St Louis, MO	Originally Posted by Renton Pretty sure pressure has no effect on density unless the material is a gas or plasma. Pressure is just the force acting on a material. [/layman] This is generally a fine approximation. It's hard to convince yourself that when you squeeze a doorknob, you're changing its shape, but the physics says it's so.

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