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Glass is almost completely Silica (silicon dioxide), the naturally occurring form of the element silicon, and is actually a liquid.

Look a the bottom edge of an old plate glass window (50 years or older). The bottom will be measureably thicker than the top. This is due to the silica "flowing" downward in response to gravity.

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