This solid is over 99% air

2021-04-28

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Silica aerogel is one of the world's lightest solids. It's made from a very fine network of silica and over 99% of it is actually air. The texture of it is kind of like Styrofoam, but it's actually really fragile, and it's really easy to accidentally break it.

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