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minus-squareArbiter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoProbably also the fact it flows a lot slower as molten glass.
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days agoThere’s plenty of room from boiling water temperature to the ~2000°C (3632°F) needed to melt sand. At 600°C it’d be still solid but also could set the things it touches on fire.
Probably also the fact it flows a lot slower as molten glass.
There’s plenty of room from boiling water temperature to the ~2000°C (3632°F) needed to melt sand. At 600°C it’d be still solid but also could set the things it touches on fire.