Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[Karabiner]

Playing the supersat tonight Tom ?

[tikay]

I just learned something amazing. Molten glass seems to become a solid when it cools, but it actually remains a liquid. (Albeit a very viscous one)

The glass in your windows behaves like a liquid, it just moves very very slowly. After 20 years or so though, it will be measurably thicker at the bottom than at the top.

This was mentioned in Bryson's "ASHONE".

He wrote about stained glass windows in Churches & Abbeys 300 or 400 years old. In every case, it's been discovered that the glass has become considerably thicker at the bottom. Hard to believe it's still liquid, but it is.

Aunty Elsie, who lived in Preston, (before she died), made gravy that behaved like that.

[AndrewT]

He wrote about stained glass windows in Churches & Abbeys 300 or 400 years old. In every case, it's been discovered that the glass has become considerably thicker at the bottom. Hard to believe it's still liquid, but it is.

It is likely though, that the windows were made that way to make them stronger. I'm not entirely convinced the viscosity of glass is low enough at room temperature to actually produce measurable flow, even in 400 years.

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He wrote about stained glass windows in Churches & Abbeys 300 or 400 years old. In every case, it's been discovered that the glass has become considerably thicker at the bottom. Hard to believe it's still liquid, but it is.

It is likely though, that the windows were made that way to make them stronger. I'm not entirely convinced the viscosity of glass is low enough at room temperature to actually produce measurable flow, even in 400 years.

Well the bloke from pilkington glass said it is. and it was on the telly, so there!

[tikay]

He wrote about stained glass windows in Churches & Abbeys 300 or 400 years old. In every case, it's been discovered that the glass has become considerably thicker at the bottom. Hard to believe it's still liquid, but it is.

It is likely though, that the windows were made that way to make them stronger. I'm not entirely convinced the viscosity of glass is low enough at room temperature to actually produce measurable flow, even in 400 years.

I don't believe the glass making process in those days would permit that.

Anyway. Bill Bryson said it. So it must be true. Ish.

I can vouch that it's true in the case of Aunty Elsie's gravy.

[RED-DOG]

He wrote about stained glass windows in Churches & Abbeys 300 or 400 years old. In every case, it's been discovered that the glass has become considerably thicker at the bottom. Hard to believe it's still liquid, but it is.

It is likely though, that the windows were made that way to make them stronger. I'm not entirely convinced the viscosity of glass is low enough at room temperature to actually produce measurable flow, even in 400 years.

I don't believe the glass making process in those days would permit that.

Anyway. Bill Bryson said it. So it must be true. Ish.

I can vouch that it's true in the case of Aunty Elsie's gravy.

My mother-in-law, who is btw,  a fantastic cook, makes a sort of concentrated gravy. You only get a teaspoon full. It looks like a stain on the plate, but it's delicious.

Oh, and you should see her dumplings.

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My old mam (God love her) makes a huge pot of stew with a pastry crust on top. It looks like a Desperate Dan cow pie. 

Kendall!!!! Now look what you've done.

[kinboshi]

He wrote about stained glass windows in Churches & Abbeys 300 or 400 years old. In every case, it's been discovered that the glass has become considerably thicker at the bottom. Hard to believe it's still liquid, but it is.

It is likely though, that the windows were made that way to make them stronger. I'm not entirely convinced the viscosity of glass is low enough at room temperature to actually produce measurable flow, even in 400 years.

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

[kinboshi]

and

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

[tikay]

My old mam (God love her) makes a huge pot of stew with a pastry crust on top. It looks like a Desperate Dan cow pie. 

Kendall!!!! Now look what you've done.

You are in worse trouble than you realise. "redsdad" is reading this, right now.....

Hi Red's Dad!

[RED-DOG]

He wrote about stained glass windows in Churches & Abbeys 300 or 400 years old. In every case, it's been discovered that the glass has become considerably thicker at the bottom. Hard to believe it's still liquid, but it is.

It is likely though, that the windows were made that way to make them stronger. I'm not entirely convinced the viscosity of glass is low enough at room temperature to actually produce measurable flow, even in 400 years.

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

Too late. We're talking about food now.

[kinboshi]

and

http://sciencegeekgirl.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/liquid-glass/

[RED-DOG]

My old mam (God love her) makes a huge pot of stew with a pastry crust on top. It looks like a Desperate Dan cow pie. 

Kendall!!!! Now look what you've done.

You are in worse trouble than you realise. "redsdad" is reading this, right now.....

Hi Red's Dad!

My mam and dad with me, my brother Tracy, and Rusty the dog.

[RED-DOG]

Anyway, in any discussion about food, you are at a disadvantage if you haven't been round Ralph's gaff for dinner.

[tikay]

My old mam (God love her) makes a huge pot of stew with a pastry crust on top. It looks like a Desperate Dan cow pie. 

Kendall!!!! Now look what you've done.

You are in worse trouble than you realise. "redsdad" is reading this, right now.....

Hi Red's Dad!

My mam and dad with me, my brother Tracy, and Rusty the dog.

That 'photo was in one of your Mum & Dad's books, yes?

Tell us about that lovely lorry. I had a Corgi version of thart, & the Council Dustbin Lorries were based on them in days gone by.