Fat water

Fat water (Properly called Hydromacrosis) is water that has been augmented to form an extended Aufbau lattice, making its molecules take up three times the space of regular water. Given the proper Zeeman kick, it will form the same lattice in any other hydrogen atom it touches. It can no longer freeze, and will not boil at anything but fissile temperatures. It has exceptional insulation qualities. Though drinkable, the water is heavily fusion sensitive, and would annihilate a planet if subjected to nuclear fusion. It is poorly fissile however and merely falls apart in a nuclear fission explosion. It was invented by Valfar at the age of 15, though he and played a major role in the Ares Project.
== Behind the Scenes ==
Aufbau means "construction" and refers to the principle describing how atoms are built up. An Aufbau lattice would be a theoretical framework on which atoms are constructed, essentially the scaffold for the atomic arrangement. Thus if the Aufbau lattice were deranged, the atomic structure could form differently in space, extending volume without effecting mass.
Zeeman refers to Pieter Zeeman and the Zeeman Effect named after him. The Zeeman Effect describes the splitting of a spectral line by means of magnetism. In modern science, this has nothing to do with anything related to altering the structure of the atom. The novel presumes that the theoretical Aufbau lattice can be effected by magnetic fields, or at least the manipulation of electron spin, in the same manner as light.
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