Glass moves. Even if you dont accept that it moves, it does something to relieve the stress in it when it is freshly scratched with a glass cutter. Glass must be cut quickly after it is scratched. This happen regardless of whether it's called solid, liquid, or fluid.
To me, the debate started sounding like an arguement of definitions similar to sound or noise comming from a tree. On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Donald Christensen < dchristensen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, I wasn't trying to kick off another debate. I was only trying to > compare falling trees and flowing glass > > Donald > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Archie Kregear <arch...@charter.net>wrote: > >> But, if I think not. Am I not? >> I think not! Don't you think? >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] >> On >> Behalf Of Simon [illustratingshadows >> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:54 AM >> To: sundial@uni-koeln.de; Bill Gottesman >> Subject: Re: Falling Tree >> >> >> I hate to say this, but since Descarte has been dragged into the >> discussion, >> you need to know of his sad fate, and how he vanished from the face of the >> earth. He was in a cafe in Paris when a waiter asked if he would like to >> see >> the menu. He answered "I think not". >> >> Simon Wheaton-Smith >> www.illustratingshadows.com >> Silver City, New Mexico W108.2 N32.75 and >> Phoenix, Arizona, W112.1 N33.5 >> >> >> --- On Thu, 8/11/11, Bill Gottesman <billgottes...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> > From: Bill Gottesman <billgottes...@comcast.net> >> > Subject: Falling Tree >> > To: sundial@uni-koeln.de >> > Date: Thursday, August 11, 2011, 8:39 AM >> > I think quantum physicists Neils Bohr >> > and Erwin Schrodinger would say there is no sound until it >> > is observed. But I don't understand this stuff all too >> > well. >> > -Bill >> > >> > On 8/10/2011 7:26 PM, Donald Christensen wrote: >> > > If a tree falls in the forest where no one can hear >> > it, does it make a sound? >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> >> > > > -- > Cheers > Donald > 0423 102 090 > > > This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended > recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Un-authorizeduse > of this email is subject to penalty of law. > So there! > -- Cheers Donald 0423 102 090 This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Un-authorized use of this email is subject to penalty of law. So there!
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