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Originally Posted by hulk
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hulk - it's important to understand the context. Glass isn't a solid insofar as it's not crystalline; amorphous solids (ones that don't form crystals) are hard to define in a classical sense. However, if taken that one of the key elements of the liquid state is viscosity, glass could easily be considered a solid since it doesn't flow in any appreciable manner. Read the wikipedia article before mentioning church panes, as they're addressed there.
Compare that with pitch, which
is a liquid with extremely high viscosity. Pitch acts like a solid in many ways and will even shatter when dropped. However, when observed for extremely long periods of time, pitch can be observed to flow and drip.
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I suppose I ought to hand out a new tidbit, as well.
Some might call this a waste of good libations, but an effective method of dealing with a slug infestation in one's garden is to set out dishes filled with beer. The slugs, who apparently share at least one common trait with most of the world's men, find the beer irresistable. Offered what to a slug seems a veritable lake of the stuff, they'll drown themselves within it. Care must be taken to shelter the beer, however, as the slugs have the good taste not to drink it if it's been diluted by rain water.