Why is glass see-through?
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
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How to Make a Solid Glass
Amorphous just means somethin that doesn't have a set shape all those teeny molecules get mixed up like they're in a liquid. When this happens to something, we call it an amorphous solid. They learned in their glass making class that as soon as you have the gooy liquid glass out of the hot furnace, it starts cooling fast. If you wait too long, it becomes too hard to shape. So they have to start working right awayan we're going to find out more about glass in just a minute. But first it's time for the mystery. What is your guess? I ting at someone craning windows, like dumping a bucket of water on
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