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Topic review - Navy superhydrophobic sub coating
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Metaphorically:

Oil fears water, therefore it will not mix with it.

On the other hand, alcohol loves water, it mixes readily with water.
Post Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:34 am
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I tried editing on my phone and lost patience :heh:
Post Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 2:47 pm
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@ EJFoeth: Why you removed your explanation? That was very interesting!
Post Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:33 am
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 3:20 am
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But the literal translation is not helpful regarding the characteristics of the sub coating ;)
Post Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:55 am
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Fear of water is the literal translation of hydrophobic.

Love of water is the literal translation of hydrophilic.
Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 11:29 am
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Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:42 am
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No, that means that the contact between the coating to the water is reduced maximally. The word is usually used to describe a characteristic of chemical compounds, e.g. fat is hydrophobic and therefore does not mix with water, but swims on the top of it. Other thingss are hydrophilic, i.e. they mix well with water, e.g. alcohol.

See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophobic_effect
Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:07 am
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Hydrophobic? Doesn't that mean fear of water?
Post Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 2:57 am
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Link: https://www.popularmechanics.com/milita ... ate=070618
Post Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:45 am

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