2007-12-20 17:31:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yes.
2007-12-21 08:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. this is been convincingly shown that that's an amorphous sturdy and not a liquid of any sort. element of the concern that made human beings think of it replaced into some form of great cooled liquid or an rather viscus liquid is that it would not have an exact melting element. that's by it being amorphous and not crystalline like quartz. Glass melts over different temperatures. The additive contents of glass can impression that variety. yet another difficulty that made human beings think of glass replaced right into a liquid replaced into via thickness of previous panes being greater effective on the backside in cathederals and intensely previous residences. even although this is been stumbled on that replaced into due the glass being uneven in thickness while it replaced into made and the guy placing the panes in placing the thick part on the backside. (that's greater a fact of human habit quite than the character of glass.)
2016-10-02 05:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass is unique in that it contains the properties of BOTH a solid AND a liquid. That's why old windows look wavy, because the glass is slowly sagging.
2007-12-20 17:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it "flows" so slowly that for all practical purposes it's a solid. You can see the flow effect in very old windows and some glass bottles. I saw some window glass that had formed waves after being supported on boards for over 60 years.
2007-12-20 17:44:16 · answer #4 · answered by Gonealot R 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how philosophical/scientific you want to get.
There are 3 possible states to matter - gaseous, liquid, and solid. The state a substance is in does depend on the concentration of it's atoms - which is affected by temperature and pressure. Theoretically, atoms MUST be in motion for matter to exist - even solids. So I guess one could argue that even wood is a slow moving liquid.
2007-12-20 17:36:44 · answer #5 · answered by nytebreid 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If you ever get a chance to see some old, hand blown glass (like in a window), compare the top thickness to the bottom. It'll be thicker on the bottom.....because it slowly moves.
Neat, huh?
2007-12-20 17:37:24 · answer #6 · answered by Helen Scott 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read this question and then went and stared at my glass for a looong time. I don't think it is moving. Or if it is, then it is the very slow slow slowest damn thing ever.
2007-12-20 18:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by TAP 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in a hot molten state glass is a liquid semi solid state that can be shaped into all sorts of sizes and when its cold its a solid like we see now .
2007-12-20 17:38:21 · answer #8 · answered by atlantismeditation@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Observe the windows on a really old house or barn. You will notice that the bottom of the window is thicker than the top.
2007-12-20 17:33:16 · answer #9 · answered by untchble 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's what I learned in Science class.
2007-12-20 17:34:32 · answer #10 · answered by Lizzie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋