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      202 years ago

      A lot of this myth comes from poor glass making techniques from 200+ years ago that resulted in windows with uneven thicknesses.

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      92 years ago

      I read recently that glass is five times stronger than steel, and its brittleness is because of impurities and flaws caused by the manufacturing process. With modern manufacturing techniques we can remove those and make glass the perfect construction material.

      Jury’s still out on that one, but I’ll be interested to see where it goes.

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        42 years ago

        Not saying it’s true. But technically you can make a prince Rupert drop that’s stronger than some steel

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        22 years ago

        It probably depends on the definition of stronger. Concrete is stronger in compression. If weight ratios are used then glass could win due to being lighter.

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      32 years ago

      I heard this one recently from the person leading a historical tour. I looked around and everyone in the group was just nodding like, “oh, how interesting!”

    • Tlaloc_Temporal
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      32 years ago

      This one is kinda sorta true if liquid simply means not absolutely solid. It’s kinda like tar, or gum; solid but somewhat malleable.