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To: canuck_conservative

Interesting trivia

The old glass of Notre Dame is thicker on the bottom than on the top because of the liquid properties of glass with the atoms moving so slowly...


4 posted on 04/16/2019 6:01:37 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: Chickensoup

Glass is basically a really thick liquid.

So in a way, the windows are “bubbles”. In theory, left long enough, a window would break as the glass settles on the bottom of the pain.


6 posted on 04/16/2019 6:05:16 AM PDT by redgolum
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To: Chickensoup

The old glass of Notre Dame is thicker on the bottom than on the top because of the liquid properties of glass with the atoms moving so slowly...


That’s one thing that most folks know. They think of glass as a solid.


22 posted on 04/16/2019 7:51:47 AM PDT by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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