google proof trivia

It is a liquid at room temp.
It has the ability to hold other liquids.
It is 98.9 % transparent
It is very brittle at low temp.

 

water?

 

wrong, try again

 

gasoline?

 

glass!

 

search it chris

 

when glass is solid it becomes opaque.

if you can find a piece of glass window from an old house, measure the top of the window glass and the bottom for thickness. over time glass will slowly droop down

 

ak, that was quick

 

i remember that from school

 

no worries i am nuts but i remember this one fact

 

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/Glass/glass.html

http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C01/C01Links/www.ualberta.ca/~bderksen/florin.html

http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/sciencegeekgirl/2009/03/17/is-glass-liquid-no-but-it-is-complicated/

-more-

http://www.wisegeek.com/is-glass-a-liquid-or-a-solid.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070809130014.htm

...and the perennial debate rages on...

 

glass is defined as an inorganic product of fusion which has been cooled through its glass transition to the solid state without crystallising

 

way to rain on my parade!

 

I would think that the correct answer is "ICE" ?

It is a liquid at rm temp
It does have the ability to hold other liquids
Not sure on the 98.8% thing but it is sometimes quite transparent.
And it is very brittle at low temps?

 

...and to be clear, the "Observer Effect" is in operation here as well... Just by posting this thread announcing this trivia as "Google Proof", you have rendered it not so.

So long "Google Proof"

 

this is a liquid at room temp
it expands and contracts readily
used as a conductor
used in medicine but is also toxic

 

mercury