# What would happen to say a litre of water in space?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 19, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-say-a-litre-of-water-in-space/416133 "2007-08-19T12:47:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-say-a-litre-of-water-in-space/416133/21 "2007-08-19T18:56:51Z")

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As I suspected, [NASA](http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/StarFAQ15.htm#q255) has the answer.  
Took a while, is all.

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**Author:** ![Arjuna34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-say-a-litre-of-water-in-space/416133/22 "2007-08-19T18:58:52Z")

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The answer is right under our nose!

[Would a glass of water in space freeze or boil?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_127.html)

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-to-say-a-litre-of-water-in-space/416133/23 "2007-08-19T19:15:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Myglaren]  
Maybe they have a plumber there who EVA’s and chips it off with a hammer?  
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Imagining a guy bending over in a spacesuit with plumber’s butt.

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