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ToxiClay t1_j6dx1mg wrote

Reply to comment by WinBarr86 in ELI5- what is the difference between a liquid and a fluid? by stinkybuttttt

They're solids. An amorphous solid is a solid.

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WinBarr86 t1_j6dxwrs wrote

That has the atomic makeup of liquid structure. A non crystalline lattice.

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ToxiClay t1_j6dyn7u wrote

But it's still a solid.

>In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous solid (or non-crystalline solid) is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal. The terms "glass" and "glassy solid" are sometimes used synonymously with amorphous solid; however, these terms refer specifically to amorphous materials that undergo a glass transition. Examples of amorphous solids include glasses, metallic glasses, and certain types of plastics and polymers.

>An amorphous metal (also known as metallic glass, glassy metal, or shiny metal) is a solid metallic material, usually an alloy, with disordered atomic-scale structure. Most metals are crystalline in their solid state, which means they have a highly ordered arrangement of atoms. Amorphous metals are non-crystalline, and have a glass-like structure.

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WinBarr86 t1_j6dz1i3 wrote

Science named it amorphous solids.

In the most basic sense it's a solid liquid. But that's not conducive to the model so they named it amorphous solid.

It's a solid that is atomicly a liquid or should be according to the standard model of physics. But it's not. So it's an amorphous solid.

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ToxiClay t1_j6e00op wrote

It's not a liquid at all, my dude. It's a solid that has short-range order, but not long-range order.

It fits no other properties of a liquid.

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Way2Foxy t1_j6e0krj wrote

But he found a single paper from 2008 that, if read a certain way, supports his view! He must be right!

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