Claim: By subjecting water to immense pressure and directing it through a minuscule nozzle, it can effectively cut through the hardest materials, including rocks, metals, bulletproof glass, and even diamonds.
Fact-check: Waterjets use abrasive materials such as garnet along with water to effectively cut through hard substances - FACTLY
Verdict: while pure waterjet cutting can be used to cut softer materials, abrasive waterjet cutting is required to cut through harder substances such as metals and ceramics. this is because abrasive particles like garnet or aluminium oxide are added to the high-pressure water stream, which increases the cutting force and allows for effective cutting of hard materials. therefore, the claim made in the post that water alone can cut through the hardest materials, including rocks, metals, bulletproof glass, and diamonds, is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2023-05-04T11:13:57