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ELI5 how sand gets turned into transparent glass.

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ELI5 how sand gets turned into transparent glass.

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ScrewNotreDame commented May 25, 2019

Sand turns transparent because all the crystals merge into one, and it’s not always clear, that is a more recent development. Glass is naturally beige. It is when it is blown that it is made thinner and clearer.

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