Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-26431461-20190528220231/@comment-27306930-20190601031001

Hey Flat, I found an error in the Wikipedia article linked in your OP.  Under the section titled Air pressurized reservoir, it reads:

As more air is pumped in, the air in the reservoir is compressed, increasing in pressure; the water is also pressurized by the now compressed air.

It is incredibly difficult to pressurize liquids. For that reason, most liquids are commonly referred to as being incompressible. Only gasses can be pressurized. In a Super Soaker the water is technically "under pressure" from the air. So the last part should read, "the water is also under pressure by the now compressed air", which would make that part of the sentence redundant. So really, the last part should just be striken. Should I make an edit on Wikipedia ???

Fun Fact of the Day: water pressure in the deep parts of the ocean is at about 15000 PSI (0.1 gigapascals). At that pressure water is compressed less than 1%