Isn't the glass really just twice as big as it needs to be?
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Now this is just good business sense my friend. Decreasing the glass size by half cuts the cost for manufacture, and it also maintains the same contents. Brilliant!
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Your question with a question. Do you know that glass is  made of portions of sand?
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Because of the difference in the index of refraction, with everything else equal, the glass should be brighter because it is less diffuse.\n\n\nhttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_rlg4413/is_SLGG0003/ai_n15607430\n\nhttp://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/Jan2003/1042659817.Ph.r.html
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some is reflected by the glass, and some passes straight through.  A tiny part will go towards heating up the glass itself, as it is absorbed during its transition throught the glass.
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Your attachment is way too big. Remove your glasses and try again.
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Not as much as sitting outdoors. The glass shields some of the UV rays.
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i know the answer.\n\nmary was a fish.  the fishbowl got knocked off a shelf and broke--hence the glass and water.  fish don't do too well out of water.
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To hold the glass, and also the taller portion of the glass allows more surface area to be in contact with the beverage.
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Believe it or not, glass is actually considered a liquid.  But, it flows very very very slowly over time.  That is why, eventually, windows and mirrors are a bit thicker at the bottom than at the top.
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It's half the diameter.
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bigger isnt always better. any is better.
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or_try_this is correct.  It is dense, and a 30-inch column of mercury fits in a laboratory better than a 34-foot column of water.  It is stable and doesn't evaporate at room temperature.  Its thermal expansion can be compensated for, but it's usually small compared to the pressure differences it's measuring.  It looks scientific, too.
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Twice half the height.
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it's as close as you can get but it doesn't equal it.
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no its not the case. Its only because of refraction of light.
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Glass is made of sandstone.  Stone would be earth.
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No it can't! It's made of plastic and it's too small. Some people have too much imagination.