When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 mph (4,828 kph). source
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The Solid Facts Behind the Liquid Myth
For centuries people have maintained that glass is really an ultra-slow-flowing liquid, and some science textbooks maintain this position. The basis for the claim is the noticeable difference in the thickness of […]
This Couldn’t Have Been Demonstrated on the Ground Floor?
Toronto attorney Garry Hoy (1955 – 1993) fell to his death after he threw himself through the glass wall on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in order to prove the […]
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