If you poured water into space, would it freeze or evaporate first?

Why should it freeze? Contrary to popular misconception, space is not cold. Being a near-perfect vacuum, space itself has no temperature at all. If a given object is in space but shielded from t…

Top stories for Long   If you poured water into space, would it freeze or evaporate first? Bob Myers, Open minded, but not so much that my brains fall out. • Answered March 14 Why should it freeze? Contrary to popular misconception, space is not cold. Being a near-perfect vacuum, space itself has no temperature at all. If a given object is in spa... Read more » 634 49   Can Canadians explain? In Canada, currently the right-wing are more pro-American but has this always been the case? Was there ever a time when the Canadian left-wing was more pro-American? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered August 29, 2023 You're labouring under a severe misapprehension. As a rule, Canada and the United States get along the best when both the prime minister and the president are of the same po... Read more » 191 27   What do you think about seemingly "able-bodied" disabled people? Gamma Gigi, studied Sociology & Psychology at Oklahoma State University (1988) • Answered March 5 My husband walks, talks, pushes a cart around Walmart to shop, he even takes the trash out sometimes. Looks fine. Weighs around 250, almost 6′ tall, not hunched over, looks... Read more » 2.5K 70   What do engineers use calculus for? Lucy Thompson, lives in Jefferson City, MO • Answered March 14 We were building a nuclear power station. One part of a nuclear plant is the reactor building (sometimes called "the containment"). In many "western" sites, the containment... Read more » 4.6K 42   China's government curtails some of the major brainchildren of the Enlightenment: free speech, nonviolence, cooperation, human rights, unfettered education and democracy to name some. How does it intend to thrive? Paul Denlinger, Know a few things about the Chinese government and ruling party • Answered October 5, 2019 How long did it take the rest of the world to reach free speech, nonviolence (you call two world wars and endless wars on terror non-violence?), cooperation (like in US and... Read more » 337 43   What can or should the US President do regarding the port workers' strike since the result could be very damaging for the US economy at a critical time? Can the US government order them back to work? Pamela Bruce, Reluctant educator on the political scene. • Answered October 2 Biden can order them back to work, but he won't for now. The dock workers on the East and Gulf coasts are paid far less than the workers on the Pacific coast. Biden believe... Read more » 172 27   How do I thicken my beef stew that's been cooking in the crock pot? Joe Anslevich, Writer, editor, publisher, composer, EFL teacher • Answered February 15 The trad way is to transfer all the meat (and vegetables, if there are any) to a lightly heated serving dish, and keep that warm in a low oven. Then make a beurre manié - b... Read more » 77 7   Is the iPhone 8 the most disappointing release from Apple? Kosta, been using Macs for 22 years, 12 years experience working for and with Apple • Answered September 12, 2017 hahahaha OMG no. The iPhone 8 is a pretty solid, iterative release from Apple, similar to most of the rest of the iPhone S model years. The iPhone 7, which kept a design for... Read more » 76 8   Who are the most well-known TV main characters whose first appearance was only near the end of the series? Jon Mixon, Lifelong fan. Still waiting for it to get better. • Answered February 26 Question: Who are the most well-known TV main characters whose first appearance was only near the end of the series? "Near the end of the series?" And a MAIN character? And we... Read more » 103 12   My 2-year-old daughter is not chewing food. She swallows it immediately. How can I make her chew food? Pat Lisenbee, Parenting since 45 years ago, more than just my own children • Answered February 9 In my first daycare, I had a kiddo like that. He was 4. He would use his fingers to shove whole hotdogs down his throat without chewing them. This was back in the day when ... Read more » 683 16   Why do we need an escape velocity to lift a rocket into space? Can't a rocket just fly up at a constant low speed i.e. 60 mph and eventually reach space? Rick Borchert, Computer Scientist and critical thinker (1982-present) • Answered February 22 Well, in theory, you are right. In fact, your imaginary ship doesn't need to go 60 mph, it could go 1 mph, so long as it could keep up providing the thrust to maintain that... Read more » 1.4K 54   Did Mar-a-Lago increase in value after Trump bought it, or did other property values drop? John Van Steenberg, lives in Ohio (1974-present) • Answered October 10, 2023 Neither of your propositions occurred. MAL had been on the market for years when Trump bought it. It wasn't in the best of shape due to the age and maintenance it had recei... Read more » 121 18 Read more in your feed

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