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Why is a (solid) object's resistance to change called "inertia" but a liquid's resistance to change called "viscosity"? At standard temperature and pressure, would it be accurate to describe a cube of pure steel as having "low viscosity"?

by /u/MuffMagician in /r/askscience

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