Liquid Glass

A German company is marketing spray-on glass for protecting surfaces from dirt and water. Wonder if you could spray a bike with it to prevent corrosion and to keep it clean?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...g-1885158.html

good lord it snot even april 1st?

[Grant66]

but all glass is a liquid!

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by gajjii

but all glass is a liquid!

Correct, but plenty will argue otherwise. I seem to remember the phase viscostatic

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by gajjii

but all glass is a liquid!

I think you mean amorphous solid, there's no empirical data to substantiate claims that it flows over time

[Grant66]

Perhaps I should have put that in the interesting fact thread

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

I think you mean amorphous solid, there's no empirical data to substantiate claims that it flows over time

Correct. Glass flow is a myth.

[yorkie_chris]

Coating medical implants? They have enough trouble with normal wear particles causing loosening never mind chucking a load more into the mix

[ophic]

Originally Posted by wyrdness

Correct. Glass flow is a myth.

So window pane slump is a figment of imagination?

Originally Posted by ophic

So window pane slump is a figment of imagination?

It's due to poor manufacturing process in the olden days.