Neat!
I realize it’s dorky to care, but when has that stopped me?
Did you know that asphalt is an insulator and concrete is (technically) a conductor? Also, that glass becomes a conductor at very high heat? I knew about the superconductivity of some metals at extremely low temperatures, but I wasn’t aware that insulators worked in the opposite way.
Err… hi! How’s your day?
EDIT: Also, did you know that 1 horsepower is equal to approx .74 kilowatts, and that europeans generally refer to their engine power in kW?
Your dorkiness is a big part of why I care :)
Actually, I did not know that, and I thank you for it…
That’s not dorky. That’s useful information and good to know. Oh god, I’m a dork, too.
That last bit also means you could refer to the power in your car by how many light bulbs it would power. :D
Random information is cool. I didn’t know the bit about insulators becoming conductors at high heats.
I did know that europeans (most of the rest of the world, I think) refer to engine power in kW, but didn’t know the conversion from that to horsepower.
It’s (a)pathetic NOT to care!
ha! inherently!
Did you know that glass isn’t *really* a solid, but a semi-liquid? That’s why older windows get ripples, the glass shifts and slumps over time.
I’d heard that this was an urban myth.
Time to call Mythbusters.
Erm, decidedly not a myth, in fact.
Um, all of those comments debunk the myth. Let me quote one:
Glass is not a liquid of any kind, “technically” or otherwise.
Glass is a solid.
Glass is not a crystalline solid.
Glass is an amorphous solid.
Yes, I am a materials engineer.
I mean no offense, but did you read the comments or did you read the article?
“It has been known that that despite its solid appearance, glass and gels are actually in a “jammed” state of matter — somewhere between liquid and solid — that moves very slowly.”
“”It is the formation of these structures that underlie jammed materials and explains why a glass is a glass and not a liquid — or a solid,” Royall said. “
The point is that glass will pool if given enough time to do so. If you were strictly referring to whether glass is classified as a solid or as a liquid rather than to the effect she was referring to, well, call it what you will. *s* Clearly you have one slashpundit saying they refer to it as an amorphous solid, and you have one scientist providing new research who says it is neither a solid or a liquid. *shrug*