I always thought it was a liquid. I seem to recall learning that old glass
panes get thicker at the bottom as time passes, due to gravity's effect and
the liquid nature of glass.
(I know I'm liquid, as I'm getting thicker at the bottom.)
Fred - So.SF, California
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>Subject: Non-Roadster question - is glass a liquid or solid
>Author: Noel Finden <finden@ozemail.com.au>
>Date: 5/21/99 8:17 AM
>
>Here's a non-roadster question
>
>I was having a chat to a friend recently and the topic of glass came up. I
>always believed that glass was a supercooled liquid. He tells me heard on
>a recent science show that this is wrong and glass is in fact a solid.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Noel Finden
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