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If it wasn't in an encyclopedia, you just trusted word of mouth. (startrek.website)
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[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

we used to think that glass is actually a slowly flowing liquid.

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Opinions seem to vary, but Scientific American is credible enough, right? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-glass-really-a-liquid/

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is...that not true?

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

It's not. Part of the myth comes from ol timey glaziers putting glass fat side down.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Didn't know this has been disproven, I thought it was a "scientists don't know for sure" type thing