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the universe organizing matter into perfect geometry just because it can
means A clear, hard solid whose atoms are arranged in a precise, repeating geometric lattice — or, loosely, anything transparent and glassy like fine cut glass.
from From Greek 'krystallos,' meaning ice — the ancient Greeks believed clear rock crystal (quartz) was water frozen so hard it could never thaw. That word came from 'kryos,' meaning frost or icy cold, the same chill that lurks in 'cryogenic.' It passed through Latin 'crystallus' into Old French and then English, carrying its frozen origin story along even after people realized quartz wasn't ice at all.
- timekeeper
- Quartz vibrates so reliably it runs your watch
- growth
- Crystals repeat one atomic pattern endlessly outward
- pressure born
- Diamonds form roughly 150 kilometers underground
- liquid lie
- Glass isn't crystal, its atoms stay disordered
- flaws
- Impurities give rubies and emeralds their color
crystal palace — english football club founded in 1905, south london
crystal lake — fictional summer camp setting from the 1980 horror film friday the 13th
crystal cathedral — megachurch in garden grove, california completed in 1981