Dark Crystal: The Secrets of Swarovski

So I'm assuming this is a slightly different glass than Soda-lime glass[1]. Maybe something closer to borosilicate glass[2]? Indeed there are many materials that can make glass.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda-lime_glass

[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex#Composition

When I was a kid, a neighbor down the street had a house full of these, they had lived in Germany while working for the US Army.

Re: Dark Crystal: The Secrets of Swarovski

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Post by Pyxl101 » Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 4:10 PM UTC

Submarine advertising? http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html

"Swarovski, who celebrates its 120-year anniversary this year, is a steward of a centuries-old Bohemian tradition, making use of natural resources in the Czech Republic and Austria. It’s a phenomenally innovative design studio and an impressively creative chemical laboratory, all in one. And, of course, it’s the beneficiary of absolutely genius marketing."

Patting themselves on the back much? :-)

Re: Dark Crystal: The Secrets of Swarovski

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Post by shellac » Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 4:14 PM UTC

> glass is a particular type of liquid ...

No, it's not a liquid.

> ... so its internal structure is all a jumble

That's true. But it doesn't flow, which is a rather significant part of being liquid.

Re: Dark Crystal: The Secrets of Swarovski

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Post by pavel_lishin » Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 4:18 PM UTC

EugeneOZ wrote: post #2

Because he didn't use crappy popup windows.

Some combination of uBlock and Ghostery prevented this for me.

Re: Dark Crystal: The Secrets of Swarovski

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Post by knodi123 » Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 4:28 PM UTC

shellac wrote: post #7

> glass is a particular type of liquid ... No, it's not a liquid. > ... so its internal structure is all a jumble That's true. But it doesn't flow, which is a rather significant part of being liquid.

Went on a double date with another guy who was a PhD chemist. He made an offhanded remark about glass being a liquid, and trotted out that saw about ancient cathedral windows being thicker at the bottom.

I explained that that was actually untrue, and explained the crown glass method, and that a small percentage of those panes are thicker at the top. He just gave me this scornful glance and said "I've got a doctorate in chemistry, I think I know a little bit more about this than you do." I was so mad! No, dingus, you don't. You study membranes, and you've never read anything about glass. But I didn't want to start a fight, so I had to just let it go.

Re: Dark Crystal: The Secrets of Swarovski

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Post by facepalm » Thu, Jul 16, 2015, 4:33 PM UTC

I always thought it is just glass...