How about some DRY water

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
After the miracle mistrial of Tyco's tarnished former boss, the company is celebrating a miracle of its own - creation of a new fire-suppressing water that won't ruin anything.

The odorless liquid, called Sapphire water, looks and feels exactly like water, except that you can submerge cell phones or laptops in a bucket of it, and all electronics will function perfectly without interruption.

Submitted by: EyesOnly

Source: NYpost

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited April 2004
    you can submerge cell phones or laptops in a bucket of it, and all electronics will function perfectly without interruption.

    You can do that with fluorinert as well, and I believe even mineral oil. Di water can do this too, but only until the water becomes ionized, which happens basically as soon as it contacts metal...
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    Ok so the quesion is...how well does it transfer heat?
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited April 2004
    Who doesn't see where that's goin'? lol
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited April 2004
    My thought exactly. Safe watercooling. :) There it's said. :D
  • BriltBrilt brooklyn
    edited April 2004
    EyesOnly wrote:
    My thought exactly. Safe watercooling. :) There it's said. :D

    I was thinking more on the lines of complete system submersion with fans moving the water around. It would work on the same lines as air-cooling but better heat transfer. You could use a small refrigeration unit to keep the water cool/cold. This would make the whole system have incredible temps.

    I doubt u could submerge hard drives, floppies, optical drives etc.... Basically anything with moving parts as the water would inhibit movement
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    Heck I would leave the HSs on and get some type of fan that would work under water.
  • AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
    edited April 2004
    mmonnin wrote:
    Heck I would leave the HSs on and get some type of fan that would work under water.

    Going to hook a propeller on there? ;D
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2004
    Sure if thats would would work.:D
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited April 2004
    Brilt wrote:
    I was thinking more on the lines of complete system submersion with fans moving the water around. It would work on the same lines as air-cooling but better heat transfer. You could use a small refrigeration unit to keep the water cool/cold. This would make the whole system have incredible temps.

    I doubt u could submerge hard drives, floppies, optical drives etc.... Basically anything with moving parts as the water would inhibit movement

    lol I'm sure it'll be done somewhere, sooner or later, prolly for overclocking purposes. ...Total system submersion. That would be kool! :leet:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    I already did it with another material.
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited April 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    I already did it with another material.
    Yes you did, I remember. :thumbsup:

    http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=222
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    For the newer members: Project Deepfreeze


    //edit

    /me shakes a fist at Spinner...
  • BriltBrilt brooklyn
    edited April 2004
    I've seen it done before in mineral oil and a rigged window air conditioner, worked great untill the top froze over and the whole thing had an inch of ice around it :)
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