Close windows and doors: Stay away from open windows, doors and garage doors as the lightning can travel through the opening to electrocute you. It’s not safe to watch a lightning storm from a porch or open garage door. … It’s also best to wait to do your laundry untilRead More →
Most microfiber towels come with a little white label or tag made of cotton or polyester, which may seem harmless, but can actually scratch your paintwork. Can fabric scratch glass? Avoid Cleaning Glass while Dry Do not wipe glass with a piece of cloth when the glass is dry. DustRead More →
Little is known about the first attempts to make glass. However, it is generally believed that glassmaking was discovered 4,000 years ago, or more, in Mesopotamia. The Roman historian Pliny attributed the origin of glassmaking to Phoenician sailors. Did they have glass in 1743? This ‘Balustroid Glass’ would have beenRead More →
A microfiber cloth is one that has a large number of synthetic fibers that are smaller than a silk thread. … It is made of split microfiber so that it can absorb more dirt, wax, and liquid. Microfiber cloths are generally soft and easy to work with. They don’t leaveRead More →
Any electrically conductive material will block infrared radiation. The greater the conductivity, the greater the blocking. Food wrapped in aluminum foil. Since aluminium foil is a highly conductive material, it will kill all infrared radiation. Does infrared heat pass through glass? Only 0.2 % of infrared radiation of a 90Read More →
Dichroic glass is specifically designed to be hotworked in any way but can also be used in its raw form. The main characteristic of Dichroic Glass is that it has a transmitted color and a completely different reflective color. Furthermore, these two colors shift depending on angle of view. HowRead More →
Fenton Art Glass Company produced it’s popular “Hobnail” pattern in many shapes over a very long period of time throughout the mid and late 20th century. Although their Hobnail pattern was introduced in 1939, hobnail pieces in white opaque glass are said to have been introduced several years later, inRead More →
After a devastating fire tore through the historic Notre Dame cathedral Monday, the iconic stained glass Rose windows appeared to have survived — a stroke of luck given the difficulty of reproducing such ancient glass. Is there a Pieta in Notre Dame? The famed Ivan Mestrovic Pieta, a Carrara marbleRead More →
Lead Glass-filled Ruby is the composition of Ruby made from its same natural mineral elements. The material is first washed at a very early stage to remove any impurities. Then later heating it at the temperature of about 900-1400 degree Celsius is done. How much is a glass filled ruby?Read More →
Since diamonds are the hardest known substance having hardness set to 10, while glass which are used on windows have a hardness of 5.5. … And diamonds being the hardest substance can precisely and accurately cut glass in any desired shape or form. What is so bad about cubic zirconia?Read More →