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Scientists Develop New “Unbreakable Glass” Inspired by Nature – 3x Stronger, 5x More Fracture-Resistant
https://scitechdaily.com ^
| OCTOBER 10, 2021
| By MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Posted on 10/13/2021 7:40:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: ctdonath2
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posted on
10/13/2021 9:20:37 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks Red Badger.
[snip] Flexible glass is supposedly a lost invention from the time of the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar. According to popular historical accounts by Roman authors Gaius Plinius Secundus and Petronius, the inventor brought a drinking bowl made of the material before the Emperor. When the bowl was put to the test to break it, it only dented instead of shattering.
After the inventor swore he was the only person who knew how to produce the material, Tiberius had the man executed, fearing that the glass would devalue gold and silver because it might be more valuable.
“When I think about the story of Tiberius, I’m glad that our material innovation leads to publication rather than execution,” says Ehrlicher. [/snip]
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posted on
10/13/2021 10:01:58 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
What that poor Roman inventor probably invented was ‘plastic’..................
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posted on
10/13/2021 10:03:55 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SunkenCiv
What that poor Roman inventor probably invented was ‘plastic’..................
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posted on
10/13/2021 10:03:55 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: rightwingcrazy
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posted on
10/13/2021 10:58:45 AM PDT
by
null and void
(As usual, the GOP was either totally unprepared for the onslaught or complicit in the tyranny)
To: katana
After the inventor swore he was the only person who knew how to produce the material, Tiberius had the man executed, fearing that the glass would devalue gold and silver because it might be more valuable. If this story is true (a big if) then Tiberius was a moron. Let's say it was worth more than gold and silver. Tiberius would totally control the only source of it. His wealth would be unlimited. Or he could kill the guy.
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posted on
10/13/2021 1:36:15 PM PDT
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/13/2021 1:44:10 PM PDT
by
sauropod
To: Yo-Yo
Are you sure it's glass, and not transparent aluminum?
You've got to have transparent aluminum if you're going to take whales back to the future.
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posted on
10/13/2021 2:00:07 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken )
To: Yollopoliuhqui
"Will be interesting to see if the acrylic yellows with age."
Becomes opaque or embrittled.
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10/13/2021 5:32:30 PM PDT
by
clearcarbon
(Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
To: Yo-Yo
Yeah, They had been throwing that big steel ball at that window over and over many times without apparent damage. Eventually it gave - at a very inconvenient time.
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10/13/2021 8:37:09 PM PDT
by
ctdonath2
(All worry about monsters that'll eat our face, but it's our job to ask WHY it wants to eat our face.)
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