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> The hard silica glass can withstand being boiled in hot water, baked in an oven, microwaved, flooded, scoured, demagnetized and other environmental threats th
by d--b 7y ago
> The hard silica glass can withstand being boiled in hot water, baked in an oven, microwaved, flooded, scoured, demagnetized and other environmental threats that can destroy priceless historic archives or cultural treasures if things go wrong
How about dropping it on the floor?
- colordrops 7y agoMultiple copies, and always keep some of them in padded containers.
- 52-6F-62 7y agoThat was my first question, too. I linked another company doing the same thing and they claimed it could withstand 0.5 tons of force before breaking. I’m not sure how that applies to dropping it, necessarily if there are other parameters that would cause a weakness that way.
- code_duck 7y agoThe key there is what type of force. Glass is very strong against compression, but not strong against tension.
- code_duck 7y agoThick glass like that is pretty durable, especially fused silica. I work with glass artistically and it's surprising how strong borosilicate marbles are, for instance. You can throw a 35 mm marble on concrete repeatedly before it will chip. They work like bouncy balls for a time. I doubt these thick sheets would shatter easily.