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* Super Soakers...What?
** Hey, it works for the [[wikipedia:Archerfish|archerfish]].
* [[w:Water pressurejet cutter|Water jet cutters]], going as high as 50,000PSI to cut through thin sheets of things like titanium with pure dihydrogen monoxide. For thicknesses up to eight inches, an abrasive component is added, but it's still mostly water.
** High pressure water (or other liquids) can also have a nasty effect on human flesh. This is particularly a problem for submarines and machinery that involved liquids at high pressure (engine fuel injection systems can be nasty in this respect), where a leak can cause serious injuries.
** And when they need to take the paint off roads, they use sandblasting: high pressure water and sand.