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bapachu
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First please note that I have never taken a physics class in my life. The only reason that I have any clue whatsoever about what went on is because of SCUBA equipment and paintball markers. I have completed a brief search in the forums here and have not found a sutible answer. We have come upon an instance where one liter of water at approx 35-40 deg F will "spontaneously" freeze in a 120 deg F environment when pressure is removed from the water... is this a known...um...theory or something? I've looked around online for a little bit and may have found the answer but didn't understand it. Could anyone help? My guess is that during decompression the air that is dissolved the water cools. This may bring the water temp down to a freezing temperature...does that sound dumb? I really need "closure" on this one. Thanks