Interesting, it's probably the vibrations that occur in nature triggerring glass flow. Vibrations are used to make oil and water particles mix (hybrid diesel technology).
Surely infra-red radiation and the temperature differential between the inside and the outside of a house would place a fracturing strain on the glass window same as quickly pouring boiling water into a cold ceramic cup will cause it to crack, there must be a cumulative thermal shock which causes the glass to go distorted over time.
Steel may flow over thousands of years, it's malleabe after all and I can bend my spoons if I try really hard. A diamond doesn't flow because it's a brittle molecular lattice. Glass might not flow in a macroscopic massive sense, but on the microscopic/molecular level the glass particles might fall out of alignment over time causing the jagged look that you find when looking through old glass. If you can provide me with a diagram of the rigid lattice where glass will be stationary I'll be convinced.
Let's go for corporate rule, especially since institutional investors are the majority shareholder in all major corporations. So Merrill Lynch and friends rule the corporations, soooo the corporations rule the corporations.... Ahhhh, where did the customers go?
Yeah, privatise everything. Now if we privatise the Government then Rupert Murdoch will become President. Great.
Glass is an amorphous solid and does change shape over time
You are correct. It doesn't take much distortion to interfere with looking through the glass. With even minimal flow if you look through old glass you'll see a distorted view, heck it might even be bad for your eyes.
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Surely infra-red radiation and the temperature differential between the inside and the outside of a house would place a fracturing strain on the glass window same as quickly pouring boiling water into a cold ceramic cup will cause it to crack, there must be a cumulative thermal shock which causes the glass to go distorted over time.
Gas used to be free a long time ago, then after more than a handful of cars were sold - Boom.!People got used to it.
Steel may flow over thousands of years, it's malleabe after all and I can bend my spoons if I try really hard. A diamond doesn't flow because it's a brittle molecular lattice. Glass might not flow in a macroscopic massive sense, but on the microscopic/molecular level the glass particles might fall out of alignment over time causing the jagged look that you find when looking through old glass. If you can provide me with a diagram of the rigid lattice where glass will be stationary I'll be convinced.
Yeah, privatise everything. Now if we privatise the Government then Rupert Murdoch will become President. Great.
The article you quote says that glass DOES FLOW at 10^19 poises. Thank you for refuting your own point for me, and providing a reference.