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From a hypothetical perspective, if one could bring a water gun into deep space and fire it, would it shoot a stream that froze and travel along or would its stream vaporize upon exiting the pressurized nozzle prior to freezing? This has been a point of debate, especially after reading the post at http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/may2000/959189502.Ph.r.html which states that water being ejected from a shuttle freezes. I was under the impression it freezes as an icy mist, not solid drops.
Re: Will liquid water freeze or boil/vaporize in deep space?
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