Facts About Glass and Windows
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Here’s the facts . . .
- Stained glass windows, commonly used in churches and cathedrals, employ the same glass-making method that originated during the Middle Ages. Molten glass is caught up at one end of a blowpipe in a lump which is then blown into a cylinder. The cylinder is then cut, flattened and cooled.
- To produce glass, sand is mixed with lime and soda ash and heated at extremely high temperatures. After the liquid mixture cools back down, the result is glass.
- Windows are made when the Dimensions are entered to fit a particular window. The glass is cut by machines to fit the desired size.
- Glass is not a solid. Despite what you may think, glass is not classified as a solid… or a liquid or a gas. When cooled, glass forms an “amorphous solid” that allows molecules within the glass to continue moving around.
- Sheet Glass for windows is made using a series of rollers that draws the molten glass vertically up out of the mixing tank (where the glass is still a liquid). The glass is rolled up vertically, and then, as it is cooling, turned horizontally for further cooling and processing.
- Volcanic Lava Can Turn into Glass Obsidian, a type of natural glass, can form when hot lava cools quickly after being expelled from a volcano.
- Glass Can Take 1 Million Years to Decompose. Durable and resilient, glass is one of the longest lasting man-made materials.
- Sea glass” is physically and chemically weathered glass found on beaches along bodies of saltwater. These weathering processes produce natural frosted glass.
- The word ‘window’ comes from Old Norse and is a combination of vindr “wind” and auga “eye”/”to see.” It literally translates to eye-hole.
- Glass is infinitely recyclable; it can be re-used repeatedly.
- Windows are essential for heat insulation in the home. Approximately 25% of the heat loss in your home is through the windows.
- Glass windows only became common in homes in the early 17th century. In the years preceding this time, they were seen to be a luxury item, with even the wealthiest of people only fitting them into their most important rooms.
Conclusion
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