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A fact from Stuff Matters appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 November 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that according to the author of Stuff Matters, holding a sample of an aerogel is "like holding a piece of sky"?

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The result was: promoted by JuniperChill talk 00:20, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that according to the author of Stuff Matters, holding a sample of an aerogel is "like holding a piece of sky"?

Source: "Most people will never hold a piece of aerogel in their hand, but those who do never forget it. It is a unique experience. There is no weight to it that you can perceive, and its edges fade away so imperceptibly that is impossible to see where the material stops and the air begins. Add to this its ghostly blue color and it really is like holding a piece of sky." Miodownik, Mark. Jan.-Feb. 2015. "Like Holding a Piece of Sky". American Scientist. Vol. 103. No. 1. pp 60-65. (The first page indicates "Excerpted from Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik")

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1939 New York World's Fair pavilions and attractions

Moved to mainspace by DrOrinScrivello (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

DrOrinScrivello (talk) 17:39, 5 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Page is long enough and new enough. DYK is done. Hook is interesting and sourced. Looks good! Di (they-them) (talk) 21:27, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]