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Originally Posted by Gregstrom
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Originally Posted by chrispedersen
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Originally Posted by Redeyes
Water doesn't go below freezing (and ice floats, so the coldest "water" goes on top).
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Besides as a matter of physics in an ice/water mixture, both the water and the ice are at a temperature of 32 degrees. |
...and 32 degrees is not _below_ freezing point. By definition, water cannot have a temperature below its freezing point (although if you try extremely hard you can get it below zero centigrade/32 F. Brine freezes at noticeably below zero anyway). |
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water often has a temperature below its freezing point - if you think that its freezing point is 32 degrees. The behavior of water varies markedly under pressure, and as I recall from highschool, I believe every 33 ft of water is 1 atm. Ergo, water 2 miles down.. is under rougly 312 atmospheres of pressure.
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CR would be required to dwell on the ocean bottoms. FR might be useful if the creature lived in or near vents. CR > FR
This is magic, arguing which is more reasonable is a bit moot. The author can do as he likes. But, if a creature wasn't completely immune to cold, he would still be *AT* the vent. Whats he doing here?