TIL: Most glass used today is float glass
https://lemmy.world/post/1900102
TIL: Most glass used today is float glass - Lemmy.world
Liquid glass is poured over a bath of liquid tin where it floats on top,
gradually cooling until it can be lifted off, annealed to prevent cracking, cut
and packaged. Also, this all has to be done without oxygen, because tin dioxide
will stick to glass
Neat, I never even thought about why window panes were a thing. I like to make a game almost of not taking things for granted but that’s impossible to do completely, and it’s fun when some knowledge and insight comes along about an aspect of how things work that was invisible to me
Wanna learn another neat thing? Most people dont know how braided cables are made. Thats what i do for a living. Check out cable harness braiding on youtube when you get a chance. The braiding machines are pretty neat.
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