Gorilla Glass is getting smaller every second

[Samdb]

Gorilla Glass has been around for a while now and it's saved your wallet when you have dropped your phone. The thing is that the glass is actually shrinking right in front of you. This is the first time that glass has behaved like a liquid as the potassium and sodium ions added to strengthen the glass actually move after it is set. Don't worry though, your phone is fine as it shrinks on a molecular level and will have no impact on how you use your phone.

 

Original Article: http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/07/the-glass-on-your-phone-is-actually-shrinking-before-your-very-eyes/

 

[Hyydrah]

Interesting, thanks for the read.

[Emperor_Piehead]

Interesting read and now I can tell people that there phone is shrinking. :)  

[IdeaStormer]

If its getting smaller then isn't it Monkey Glass :P

[zeiferlance]

thanks for sharing.  :)

[CornOnJacob]

Regular glass itself is actually a liquid though. Just look at old stained glass in cathedrals--the bottom is thicker than the top because the glass is flowing downwards veeeeery slowly.

[IdeaStormer]

Regular glass itself is actually a liquid though. Just look at old stained glass in cathedrals--the bottom is thicker than the top because the glass is flowing downwards veeeeery slowly.

 

Well actually all Glass is liquid, even gorilla glass, if its not liquid then its not glass.

[iAsuno]

i wonder how phones today with gorilla glass will look like after 50 or so years.

[Nicktrance]

Regular glass itself is actually a liquid though. Just look at old stained glass in cathedrals--the bottom is thicker than the top because the glass is flowing downwards veeeeery slowly.

 

Exactly what I was going to say...

[Ethnod]

great read, thanks

[mgsstar]

This is pretty cool. Thanks! Just want them to protect the screen from sand/rocks since these can scratch the screen.

[zap117]

Regular glass itself is actually a liquid though. Just look at old stained glass in cathedrals--the bottom is thicker than the top because the glass is flowing downwards veeeeery slowly.

The thing about cathedral glass is a very popular myth that has actually been disproven for a long time now. http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc98/5_30_98/fob3.htm

[virusal19]

Regular glass itself is actually a liquid though. Just look at old stained glass in cathedrals--the bottom is thicker than the top because the glass is flowing downwards veeeeery slowly.

 

 

Well actually all Glass is liquid, even gorilla glass, if its not liquid then its not glass.

 

 

Exactly what I was going to say...

 

 

Glass is not a liquid, glass is a "Amorphous Solid" this means that they are similar to liquids but they are not and still considered a solid. 

[Samdb]

This is pretty cool. Thanks! Just want them to protect the screen from sand/rocks since these can scratch the screen.

I love how you can use GG2 as a chopping board but if a pebble touches your screen it will scratch.

[HirgaLTTki]

I remember watching a video on youtube by James May about glass, and that it is moving down due to gravity everyday... (head squeeze if im not wrong)

[brownninja97]

I hope that doesnt cause micro cracks which develop into noticeable crack causing multiple people to cry uncontrollably.

[nightlitezzz]

very interesting.