when they say "under its own weight" what are they referring to in D? I thought it couldn't flow under its own weight? Or is that part irrelevant because we are using the sufficient condition that it has been heated to its glass transition temperature?
@acatinthehat this is referring to the sentence in paragraph 2 that states "under the force of gravity....". I'm not a science person at all, but gravity does tend to weigh things down, so when the answer choice says "under its own weight", it's referring to the force of gravity pulling it down.
Knowing a bit of background about glass blowing REALLY helped answering this question - D felt like the obvious choice bc of course when glass is heated to its transition temp (when it turns into a liquid most likely) it would start to become liquid and therefore flow. Recommending the show Blown Away on Netflix for help visualizing this ahaha
i was down to A, C and D. chose C initially and then really dove deep in BR where i came down to A and D, felt like A was better because i dont see where it talks about the weight.......
Once again... Three takes and three incorrect answers. Ouch. It's just wild because this particular stimulus really doesn't seem that difficult to me. Like... I feel like I get it. And the questions don't seem that difficult. But the answer choices are just brutal.
The question stem threw me off with the atomic structure, and when I searched it, it was the last sentence of the first paragraph that made me match it with C. But it makes sense that C is right because the even when means before and after, so fair enough LSAT writers.
It reverses the relationship presented in the passage.
The passage indicates that structurally, glass is not arranged in a fixed crystal structure like a solid (which may imply it's structured more like a liquid), but behaves as a solid below the glass transition temperature.
What (A) claims: Glass behaves like a liquid, even though it structurally has properties of a solid
I think most of us (including me) carry a false assumption to this task: "It's reading, for fuck's sake. I've been doing it forever. What is going on, here?"
But in fact we are learning to play an instrument -- piano, french horn, take your pick. This is not the reading we have always done. It's a new skill. And just as with learning an instrument, it has two unfailing properties:
1) takes regular frequent patient practice, which if done,
2) yields great results.
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Today I learned that a millennia is 1000 years. I thought it was a lot longer than that
is anyone tripped up on "under its own weight." Isn't gravity pulling mass towards mass, so glass would flow downward under its own weight and also under the weight of every atom on top of it in the atmosphere ........?
damn I am dumb ofc the glass will melt if it gets heated to its transition phase, when reading the questions that was the only one that sounded right, I read the question wrong as the passage states not suggests thats why I got it wrong, I spent 2 mins on this question becuase none of them made sense come now to think its becuase I read the question wrong
First off, you're doing great! Glass half full instead of half empty is the way to go when you think about your progress (you're crushing it!):
What I did is ask myself the following:
"Why am I getting these wrong? and What am I doing wrong?"
The most important thing with RC is understanding what the passage about, and picking up on small words (typically adjectives or small details) that can make or break an answer. So finding the strategy that helps you recall the details will be what's most important.
And finally, I started reviewing answers I got right, just to see what the difference was in the logic given by the instructor. So I can adjust how I think if needed!
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lmao nah
when they say "under its own weight" what are they referring to in D? I thought it couldn't flow under its own weight? Or is that part irrelevant because we are using the sufficient condition that it has been heated to its glass transition temperature?
@acatinthehat this is referring to the sentence in paragraph 2 that states "under the force of gravity....". I'm not a science person at all, but gravity does tend to weigh things down, so when the answer choice says "under its own weight", it's referring to the force of gravity pulling it down.
Knowing a bit of background about glass blowing REALLY helped answering this question - D felt like the obvious choice bc of course when glass is heated to its transition temp (when it turns into a liquid most likely) it would start to become liquid and therefore flow. Recommending the show Blown Away on Netflix for help visualizing this ahaha
i was down to A, C and D. chose C initially and then really dove deep in BR where i came down to A and D, felt like A was better because i dont see where it talks about the weight.......
in what world would i get this under 1:10
That was genuinely the hardest question I've had in the 4 months I've been doing LSAT stuff
chose A originally and then D after blind review...still struggling with this one.
Once again... Three takes and three incorrect answers. Ouch. It's just wild because this particular stimulus really doesn't seem that difficult to me. Like... I feel like I get it. And the questions don't seem that difficult. But the answer choices are just brutal.
oof
im tired of these stupid medieval formal passages bro
I just re-did it and picked d to stop crying. cuz what the actual fuck is this.
The question stem threw me off with the atomic structure, and when I searched it, it was the last sentence of the first paragraph that made me match it with C. But it makes sense that C is right because the even when means before and after, so fair enough LSAT writers.
its genuinely SO fucking hard to do an RC passage if its the most boring thing you ever read.
I laughed at (D) when doing this question. Laughed at it...
@visschdawg the way I laughed out loud.
They're evil for this one
I am going to pray that my lsat doesn't have a passage or questions like these cause brooooo
@Julietb07 This was a mind fuck wtf!
Another possible explanation of why A is wrong:
It reverses the relationship presented in the passage.
The passage indicates that structurally, glass is not arranged in a fixed crystal structure like a solid (which may imply it's structured more like a liquid), but behaves as a solid below the glass transition temperature.
What (A) claims: Glass behaves like a liquid, even though it structurally has properties of a solid
I think most of us (including me) carry a false assumption to this task: "It's reading, for fuck's sake. I've been doing it forever. What is going on, here?"
But in fact we are learning to play an instrument -- piano, french horn, take your pick. This is not the reading we have always done. It's a new skill. And just as with learning an instrument, it has two unfailing properties:
1) takes regular frequent patient practice, which if done,
2) yields great results.
Today I learned that a millennia is 1000 years. I thought it was a lot longer than that
is anyone tripped up on "under its own weight." Isn't gravity pulling mass towards mass, so glass would flow downward under its own weight and also under the weight of every atom on top of it in the atmosphere ........?
@annnnna I think the phrase is simply intended to mean "by the effect of gravity."
I wish the LSAT was just RC.
damn I am dumb ofc the glass will melt if it gets heated to its transition phase, when reading the questions that was the only one that sounded right, I read the question wrong as the passage states not suggests thats why I got it wrong, I spent 2 mins on this question becuase none of them made sense come now to think its becuase I read the question wrong
starting to feel realllllyy defeated with RC after getting like half of the questions wrong in this section :,) any advice
First off, you're doing great! Glass half full instead of half empty is the way to go when you think about your progress (you're crushing it!):
What I did is ask myself the following:
"Why am I getting these wrong? and What am I doing wrong?"
The most important thing with RC is understanding what the passage about, and picking up on small words (typically adjectives or small details) that can make or break an answer. So finding the strategy that helps you recall the details will be what's most important.
And finally, I started reviewing answers I got right, just to see what the difference was in the logic given by the instructor. So I can adjust how I think if needed!
I know you got this!
thank you so much!! I appreciate these tips
how did i get this right