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From: bs@linus.UUCP (Robert D. Silverman)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Re: Fluids and solids (was Re: H-less liquids)
Message-ID: <43@linus.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Nov-86 14:38:20 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 24 14:38:20 1986
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Summary: I was original poster that glass was super-cooled liquid

In article <769@bcsaic.UUCP>, pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (wagener) writes:
> In article <754@riccb.UUCP> jmc@riccb.UUCP (Jeff McQuinn ) writes:
> >> 
> >
> >Incidently; Van Nostrum flatly states that glass is a solid.  It sometimes
> >shows properties like those of a super-cooled liquid.  
> >
> Everything I've consulted (the above are only examples that are
> available right now) point out that glass is a very highly viscous,
> supercooled liquid, not what is classically called a solid.
>  
> Pam Pincha-Wagener


etc.

I was the first to suggest, in response to the query about H-less liquids
that glass was in fact a super-cooled liquid. It does flow at room temperature.
I received numerous flames, most suggesting that I was not playing with a full
deck. I think the many followup discussions have showed that glass can be
considered to be a liquid (depending on definition). Please people, before
you start flaming fellow posters for something that might be a matter of
definition, check it out first. I received a least 10 private letters 
suggesting that my intelligence was somewhat lacking for posting such an
absurdity.

Bob Silverman