the.com/liquid water
the only substance on earth famous enough to have three states and still get carded.
means water molecules loose enough to flow and take the shape of whatever holds them, but bonded enough to stick together doing it.
from from old english waeter, but the interesting story is hydrogen bonding: each h2o molecule tugs on four neighbors, which is why water refuses to act like the small simple molecule it technically is.
density anomalyexpands when frozen, unlike almost everything else
universal solventdissolves more substances than any other liquid
surface tensionstrong enough for insects to walk on it
boiling pointshould be -90c by molecular weight, is not
for instance
mariana trench water — crushed under 1,086 bars of pressure, still liquid at 1-4c
lake vostok — liquid under 4km of antarctic ice for 15 million years
europa ocean — jupiter moon hides a liquid ocean under its ice shell
death valley springs — desert pools that stay liquid past 45c