| It's a such common everyday material, I'm
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| | there was plate glass, where it was
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| so sure that you'll be able to see it
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| | formed by rolling it flat.There is such a
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| everywhere you turn. Glass. Yup, that
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| | kind of glass that is a bit tougher and
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| amorphous liquid made out of sand.If
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| | safer from breakage, called tempered
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| you've seen "Sweet Home Alabama" before,
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| | glass. It is said to be six times
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| than you know what I'm talking about.
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| | stronger than annealed glass, but it does
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| Glass is naturally made out of sand when
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| | have a few drawbacks.If it does get
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| it is striked by lightning, morphing into
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| | broken, the whole glass panel will fall
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| brilliant shapes and objects.I don't
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| | apart into small bits. Also, since the
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| think glass will ever cease to be useful,
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| | portions of the tempered glass are formed
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| but even as it is highly utilized in this
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| | differently, the outer portion of the
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| world, glass can also be turned into
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| | panel is more susceptible to
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| highly-valued works of art.In fact,
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| | scratches.Laminated glass was invented by
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| here's a tip for you: search the beaches
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| | Edouard Benedictus, after discovering
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| to see if you've found pieces of sea
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| | that a glass flask coated with cellulose
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| glass (not naturally occuring but the
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| | nitrate was dropped to the ground,
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| kind that was thrown into the sea and
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| | shattered, but did not break.This type of
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| molded by it after many years into
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| | glass is more commonly used for
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| smooth, round shapes) because they have
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| | windshields and security purposes, as it
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| lately become valuable and highly
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| | is bulletproof. Laminated glass is formed
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| sought-after.It was naturally occuring
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| | from typical annealed glass and a
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| glass, like obsidian (glass naturally
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| | generous coating of polyvinyl
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| created from volcaninc magma), that has
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| | butyral.Recently innovated is
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| been in use since the stone age.It was
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| | self-cleaning glass, which may just put
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| then used as a glaze for pottery until
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| | window-cleaners out of business. It is
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| the method of glass-blowing was developed
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| | coated with titanium dioxide. It enables
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| in the first century b.c., making glass
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| | ultraviolet rays to break down organic
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| more available. Its name is derived from
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| | compounds on the surface.Water is also
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| the Latin word for ice, "glacies."Glass
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| | attracted to the surface of the glass,
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| can be made out of pure silica, but to
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| | leaving a thin coat that washes away
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| make the glassmaking process easier, ash
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| | these compounds.Low-emmisivity glass has
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| and lime is added. From these basic
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| | metallic-based coatings that hinder the
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| ingredients, a variety of glass can be
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| | glass from transferring thermal energy,
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| formed.There is the float or annealed
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| | making it more energy-efficient.So
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| glass. Most of the world's flat glass is
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| | whenever you're drinking a glass of water
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| annealed glass, since the process for
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| | or marvelling at a glass sculpture or
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| making this was invented in the 1950s by
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| | modern glass architecture, think of what
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| Sir Alastair Pilkington.Molten glass is
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| | you've just learned and how glass can
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| poured onto a tin bath and levels out to
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| | change the world you live in.James
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| dry in parallel, flat surfaces. Annealed
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| | Monahan is the owner and Senior Editor of
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| glass is not suitable for building as it
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| | and writes expert
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| breaks into shards.Before annealed glass,
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| | articles about glass.
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