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How Do They Do It: Glass
An entertaining look at the process behind the manufacturing process of glass. Discovery Science, RT 7:03.
Mar 24, 2008 2:19 AM
Re: How Do They Do It: Glass
How It's Made: Plate Glass:
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/53198/detail/
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/53198/detail/
By: Griff
Re: How Do They Do It: Glass
*nod* The two Discovery series are quite similar.
Truth is (and I know I sound like Al Bore, inventor of the Internet here), but I had submitted the first link to the How It's Made series. Got a lukewarm reception. Not even moderated, if I remember correctly. Then, Hypersloth and others started submitting them. I hold no grudges. Hey, these days, I just submit stuff for the fun of it and get a litle perturbed if it doesn't get moderated. Anything additional, great. A bonus. Icing on the cake.
Truth is (and I know I sound like Al Bore, inventor of the Internet here), but I had submitted the first link to the How It's Made series. Got a lukewarm reception. Not even moderated, if I remember correctly. Then, Hypersloth and others started submitting them. I hold no grudges. Hey, these days, I just submit stuff for the fun of it and get a litle perturbed if it doesn't get moderated. Anything additional, great. A bonus. Icing on the cake.
By: spam_vigilante
Re: How Do They Do It: Glass
yeah, annoying thing about this explanation is that it creates a "chicken or the egg" conundrum. They say broken glass is a necessary ingredient to make the glass. What?
By: bryander
Re: How Do They Do It: Glass
Wikipedia says:
Glass versus a supercooled liquid
Glass is generally treated as an amorphous solid rather than a liquid, though both views can be justified. However, the notion that glass flows to an appreciable extent over extended periods of time is not supported by empirical research or theoretical analysis (see viscosity of amorphous materials). From a more commonsense point of view, glass should be considered a solid since it is rigid according to everyday experience.
Glass versus a supercooled liquid
Glass is generally treated as an amorphous solid rather than a liquid, though both views can be justified. However, the notion that glass flows to an appreciable extent over extended periods of time is not supported by empirical research or theoretical analysis (see viscosity of amorphous materials). From a more commonsense point of view, glass should be considered a solid since it is rigid according to everyday experience.
By: hypersapien
