Could the Substance Glass Actually be a Liquid?

some scientists think YES…

This is a perspective that many people have overlooked.

They bring up a strong point of view in this video that glass could actually be a liquid.  And this goes against everything we were taught…kind of.  There are 3 – 4 states of matter depending on who you ask.  Solid, liquid, gas and plasma.  Plasma of course the gray area between liquid and gas.  Here is an intro on this video by the ever adventurous Veritasium who if you hadn’t heard of is an inquisitive YouTuber who often posts videos with scietific questions:

At school, we’re taught that there are three basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. But out in the real world, it’s often not as easy as you might think to work out which materials are in what state. Take glass, for example. It looks and feels solid, but on the atomic level, it kind of looks more like a liquid. So how do we classify it? Derek explains in the latest episode of Veritasium

Let’s see some evidence and if they are right or wrong in the video on page 2

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