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Except its water which kinda defines incompressible.

Answer is thermal energy from tectonic processes. Cite: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi...



It doesn't matter how compressible it is, its temperature still rises from pressure. That is why ice is so slippery, pressure (from a tire, foot, or ice skate) melts a thin layer of water on the surface which acts as a lubricant (which is also why ice stops being slippery when its temperature gets low enough that normal pressures can't raise it enough to melt).


It's more complex than that:

http://lptms.u-psud.fr/membres/trizac/Ens/L3FIP/Ice.pdf

Even an extremely high pressure cannot melt ice at -25 °C, but skiing is still possible at that temperature.


great article! If you have the time read it.




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