Posted on 03/08/2023 11:02:04 PM PST by Jonty30
Researchers at McGill University have developed the strongest and toughest glass ever known. Inspired, in part, by the inner layer of mollusk shells, this glass does not shatter when hit, and acts more like plastic.
The material, once commercially viable, could be used to improve cell phone screens, among other applications in the future.
Interestingly, this may be an example of modern science rediscovering an old technology, now long lost.
Apparently, a form of flexible glass existed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar. So the story goes, as told by Petronius, a glassmaker brought a drinking bowl made of the material before the Emperor.
According to historical accounts, when the bowl was tested for its strength, it dented rather than shattered. What's more, the inventor swore he was the only person who knew how this miracle was achieved.
Tiberius had the man executed, fearing that the glass would devalue gold and silver because it might be more valuable.
“When I think about the story of Tiberius, I’m glad that our material innovation leads to publication rather than execution,” says Allen Ehrlicher, an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at McGill University.
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Tiberius had the man executed...
Typical politician!
You never get between a politician and his assets.
Chain glass
Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil
But everyone knew her as Nancy
There is no historical record that suggests Tiberius executed a man out of fear that glass would devalue gold and silver. Tiberius was a Roman emperor who reigned from 14 AD to 37 AD, and while he was known for his distrust of the Roman Senate and his inclination towards tyranny, there is no evidence that he executed someone for this reason.
Furthermore, the idea that glass would devalue gold and silver is not historically accurate either. While glass was a relatively new and expensive material in ancient Rome, it was not seen as a replacement for precious metals such as gold and silver. Instead, glass was used for decorative objects, tableware, and architectural purposes. In fact, glass was often decorated with gold and silver to make it even more valuable.
It is important to rely on credible historical sources and to fact-check information before accepting it as true.
To be fair, historical peoples didn’t look at the value of things the same way that we do. So, it’s entirely possible that, if Tiberius was exposed to this glass, that he might see it as an interference to his earthly wealth. The elites of our societies have often hindered societal advancements out of self-interest to their wealth and position.
Also to add, if it existed, it may have been glass-like but not actually made out of silicate, but something else that looked like glass.
There are two historical accounts of this event. One from Pliny and another from Roman Courtier and it’s considered satirical.
“Inspired, in part, by the inner layer of mollusk shells”
Appropriated from mollusk science and culture. Mollusk lives matter. We are all mollusks now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Cab_Man, also available on Bitchute.com or maybe ScrewTube.
I had a 5 ft hand blown glass bong in high school.
Had that thing since 7th grade, gorgeous.
It guided me thru my first experience with “Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti.”
If I could have married an inanimate object I would have married that beautiful glass bong.
After High School, I woke up one morning and decided to give everything up and go into the Air Force.
My nephew at the time was starting his bong phase.
I told him I wished to bestow it upon him. He drove 30 miles to come get it one slightly windy summer day.
When he came over I had it cleaned ...polished...sheened to crystal clear perfection,
That was when a sudden gust of wind came in thru the kitchen window.
It fell.
It shattered.
Had this modern miracle been around that Summer of 85, my baby might still be alive.
How would the bong industry make money once they saturated the market with unbreakable bongs?
I once tried showing off how unbreakable my phone was by throwing it on the floor, where it has never broken before. It broke.
Forgive me. When I read or hear about breaking glass I a immediatley transported to the Summer of 85 and tragedy of the first love of my life.
That’s ok. Your sad moment would have fit well in some comedy, where the father gives his son and expensive heirloom necklace and, just when he hands it off, it gets dropped in a sewer drain to never be retrievable.
I can relate to your moment.
I instantly had the same thought. Effin’ self-serving parasites have been destroying everything they touch and ruining everything that’s good, for countless thousands of years.
I see your still working with “glass”:
https://theconstructor.org/building/building-material/transparent-aluminium/561733/
;-)
I would so buy that. It would add $150 to a price of a phone, but I’d buy it.
The Romans did everything better. Concrete as well.
I identify as a mollusk
Never happen, the cell companies make too much money selling us new ones.
That’s right, Scotty.
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