Magic of Making – Glass Marbles
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
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An evening pause: Yesterday we saw wood being turned into high energy pellets. Today, watch glass being turned into beautiful round sculptures.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
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There’s always been something mesmerizing for me with glass blowers and other artisans with that medium. I used to look forward to my annual visits to the Corning Museum of Glass, which has a history of glassmaking in addition to glass blowers who demonstrate the craft.
commodude,
Corning, Pyrex, and now Gorilla Glass.
An amazing art and science.
What is next ….?
Alex Andrite,
As I’m not The Grand Master, I’m not even going to attempt to speculate. Who would have predicted fiber optic cables and GB transmission speeds?