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WinBarr86 t1_j6dz1i3 wrote

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

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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