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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

we used to think that glass is actually a slowly flowing liquid.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Opinions seem to vary, but Scientific American is credible enough, right? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-glass-really-a-liquid/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PsychedSy 7 points 1 year ago

It's not. Part of the myth comes from ol timey glaziers putting glass fat side down.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Didn't know this has been disproven, I thought it was a "scientists don't know for sure" type thing