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LESSON 3 · The Stuff Things Are Made Of

PAUSE TO THINK

Is glass a liquid that flows very slowly?

No

The 'proof' was that medieval church windows are thicker at the bottom. But that's because glassmakers couldn't make uniform panes, so they installed the thick edge down. Glass is an amorphous solid, not a slow liquid.

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