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When it happened in that accident referred to elsewhere in the thread the water temp was elevated massively in that area (enclosed so measurable).

Their blood would combust instantly.

They found cooked blood after that accident too.

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin

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That accident was only 132 psi. A diesel engine causes combustion at around 300-500 psi. This accident was 3000-6000 psi, so I think it's safe to assume that the organic matter would combust almost instantly.

Why would anything, except possibly something particularly easy to ignite on a surface, ignite? The only thing being heated dramatically is the air, and a whole lot of cool water would be spraying everywhere at the same time.

Same way bubbles imploding have localised temps hotter than the sun, just that writ larger and at 400 times atmosphere.

This: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/divers-bloo...

was 'only' at nine atmospheres the titanic is at four hundred!

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