You specifically stated that fluids cannot be compressed.  You even left
that part of the quote in your response.  I was merely pointing out that
liquids (and specifically water) can indeed be compressed and then including
a little relevant personal history.

Norm
  '74 412 squareback
  '85 Vanagon (not Westy)
  '85 31' Allegro
  '83 Honda Shadow 500
  '78 son (1st car was a '70 Bug)
  '79 son (1st car was not a VW - shame!)
  '81 daughter (1st car was a '67 Bug)
  '03 grandson (daughter's kid, no car yet)
Gold Beach, OR

-----Original Message-----
Date:    Sun, 2 May 2004 21:44:25 -0400
From:    Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 1 May 2004 to 2 May 2004 - Special issue
         (#2004-404)

READ losely MY ORIGINAL POST!

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Sun, 2 May 2004, Norm - RoweBoat wrote:

> Actually, liquids CAN be compressed, but they do not compress as much as
> gases do.  In high school we had a general science textbook that stated
that
> water could not be compressed.  I asked my Dad (B. S. in Mechanical
> Engineering from M. I. T.) about that and he dug out one of his old
> textbooks and came up with a chart on the compressibility of water.  He
then
> started reviewing my textbook and in looking over just about a third of
the
> book had a major list of incorrect information he found in it.
>
> Norm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date:    Sun, 2 May 2004 00:19:28 -0400
> From:    Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
> Subject: Re: Bentley A/C diagram error Huh?
>
> DOug,
>    Simple and to the point. You can not compress a fluid. You can only
> use a complessor on gases.