Re: [FWDLK] Limeys !!!

[Paul Holmgren <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Gedraitis wrote:

> To be completely off topic, glasses are amorphous solids. There is a 
> fundamental structural divide between amorphous solids (including 
> glasses) and crystalline solids. Structurally, glasses are similar to 
> liquids, but that doesn't mean they are liquid.
>  
> <>Dave
>
> "Rimington, Kenneth" <Kenneth.Rimington@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
>
>      
>     Glass is a liquid.  Glass seems solid, but the molecules move
>     around slowly (meeting the definition of a liquid).  Checkout old
>     glass in museums and the bottom will be thicker than the top
>     because of sagging over time.  Because glass molecules move
>     around, some of the calcium buildup may be entrained in the glass
>     surface.  This is where glass polishing kits help remove the top
>     surface of the glass.  The result is clear windows.  Be careful to
>     not generate he! at or a stress riser will form and the glass will
>     break.
>      
>     let me know if anyone found this info helpful.
One wonders how would the 'speed of molecular movement in glass can be 
measured, and could the speed be altered enough to foil police radars

--
Paul Holmgren
2 57 300-C's in Indy
Hoosier Corps L#6

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