Glass that's greener?
Shouldn't it be the grass that's always greener?
this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023
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Glass is greener on the other side due to physics
Soda lime glass, yes.
Oh that ok. It's not green on this side.
pass, I want clear glass.
I’m still waiting until we switch to transparent aluminum. some crazy Scottish guy in San Fransisco traded the formula for a bunch of plexiglas back in the mid-80s.
That's a ceramic. Not exactly what people mean when they say "aluminum." I mean, if that's considered aluminum, then so is sapphire.
neither is “transparent”
this IS what I was talking about, or, rather, the real-world version of it. I was making a Star Trek reference in my previous comment, for those who didn’t catch it.
But is it cost effective?
they don't say but it uses significantlly less energy which I believe is the biggest expense in glassmaking. Im hoping it can be a replacement and that we might see more glass containers come back given its greater strength thus lower chance at shattering from a fall.
Ohhhh! Greener as in more environmentally friendly, not color.
Sounds pretty neat!