Topic: List of Misconceptions
started by: TheCatt
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 07 2011,06:26
< Wikipedia >My whole life I've been told that glass is a high-viscosity liquid.
Thanks, xkcd.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 07 2011,17:07
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My whole life I've been told that glass is a high-viscosity liquid.
Really?
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 07 2011,18:54
Yeah... I cannot count the number of times I've been told that. I also live in North Carolina, so we had tons of those old-timey windows that were thicker on the bottom, "distorted from time," etc, etc.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 07 2011,19:36
Yeah, but it ain't because glass flows. You ever ask these dudes for a measure of glass's viscosity? I'd love to see that experiment.
Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 07 2011,20:37
I'd been told that growing up, too, but I learned awhile back that it was untrue.Still and interesting page to read, tough.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 08 2011,06:40
(Malcolm @ Jun. 07 2011,22:36)
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Yeah, but it ain't because glass flows. You ever ask these dudes for a measure of glass's viscosity? I'd love to see that experiment.
Right, I know this. I'm just saying, it's amazing to me how many times I was told this.
Posted by GORDON on Jun. 08 2011,07:29
I'd actually never heard that before.Maybe public schools in the south fill science class with creationist theory instead of science? ;)