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*Well...there is lots of sand there. :laugh:
Just finished a report wherein a lady is taking glass-blowing classes. That jump-started a little idea. I don't recall us discussing the possibility of artisans on Mars blowing glass.
I've seen glass being blown, on a few television shows. Looks interesting.
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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
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You are right about not talking about artisans but we have mentioned it before under a different group of topics.
Glass (edit bad link now)and even have side mentioned using glass in concrete to give a sort of roomy glow to the walls and of the star trekky alumina glass in another.
Having the ability to make glass and other items is a must if man is to go beyound landing, exploring and then leaving any destination that we have chosen to go to.
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Ceramics are not just glass. Ceramics can include iron oxide pressed under great pressure into containers and tools.
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I am searching for a very old topic on glass from mars which had quite a few posts....
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Would a glass dome be feasible, or would that be not a good idea?
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Maybe tempered glass, which spiderwebs when hit rather than shatter, but I'm not sure eve about that.
The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot live in a cradle forever. -Paraphrased from Tsiolkovsky
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I am thinking more like the bottles required for all the Booze that we will want to make.....
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How do you make glass on mars? Specifically, how do you make large quantities in volume that are designed to be modular in nature? Mastery of glass is a prerequisite for any kind of mars mission
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We discussed glass a few times. Most recently in 3D Printers.
My argument was glass for windows requires a more traditional manufacturing technique, not 3D printing. But we discussed several glass making techniques.
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