ion, what do you think?
2006-10-14 15:31:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Your friend was right.
Glass is not a "Solid" it is a VERY Vicious Liquid. You can go to Europe and Visit Ancient Buildings and measure the glass in their windows and they are thinner at the top than at the bottom by a significant amount due to this fact. ;-)
2006-10-14 15:51:48 · answer #1 · answered by TommyTrouble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass is "technically" an amorphous solid, i.e., it has no global crystalline structure.
The medieval glasses that are touted as examples of cold flow were actually formed that way, due to inconsistencies in the glass making process back then
2006-10-14 23:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a liquid in the sense that it is amorphous (non crystaline). According to the thermodynamic definition, solids are crystaline. Of course mechanically, glass is solid so most people think of it in those terms.
2006-10-14 23:30:57 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass liquefies under intense heat but so does al ot of things. Glass is no more a liquid than say steel.
2006-10-14 22:35:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stand it on end, so that the edge is on the bottom, preferably with the longest dimension is vertical, and after a very long time, it will be thicker at the bottom than at the top.
2006-10-14 22:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes glass is in constant movement but moves slower it cooler temps. Note old glass panes will be thinner at the top
2006-10-14 22:42:09 · answer #6 · answered by Ibredd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well glass blowers work with a liquid
and i seem to remember that glass is made when lightning strikes sand
2006-10-14 22:42:09 · answer #7 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be considered a supercooled liquid or a solid. it is somewhat stable but it does move over time.
2006-10-14 23:00:05 · answer #8 · answered by ui6fu6yujt c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm... I heard glass, or mirrors are made out of sand. Good Luck ! :)
2006-10-14 22:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋