Is this the bee’s knees?
In Fukushima news it’s being reported how the plant workers were able to stop a radioactive water leak by using liquid glass, and it appears to be working.
I googled up liquid glass and found this article:
Is this more or less the same product being used at the Fukushima nuclear reactor plant?
Is it the coolest thing ever or just kind of cool?
When I hear “liquid glass” I think of sodium silicate, which is used to seal leaks.
That’s not the same stuff as what you linked to (which is based on silicon dioxide).
Sodium silicate is what it is what was used at Fukushima: H5N1: Fukushima: Sodium silicate plugs the leak
Don’t they call that “water glass”?
I think that is the more common name, yes, but it’s also known as “liquid glass”.
I have believed it is in fact the bee’s knees since hearing about it a year or so ago.
Some applications:
Germ-free hospitals and food processing, requiring only hot water to sanitize surfaces
Germ-free homes…cleaning chemicals become obsolete
Stain-proof clothing
Easy removal of graffiti from public structures
Termite-proof wood for building
Fungus-resistant seeds and plants
I have also heard it can seal cracked engine blocks. No, I don’t know anybody that tried it.
I hear it can be used to transport whales!
I hear it can be used to transport whales!
I’ve heard that too! Twice!
Cool, thanks!
glass is a liquid (supercooled liquid.) but that’s as far as geologists and engineers are concerned. better use the “water glass” term.
Unless they need to model objects that last millions of years, engineers should treat glass as an amorphous solid.