The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass
Why Hacker News recommends it
Pointed to for nice demonstrations of bendable glass, though commenters note it feels like an infomercial.
What it is
A Corning-sponsored video in which Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman introduce flexible, bendable glass. It covers the history of glass innovation with demonstrations of bendable optical fiber and ultra-thin glass.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2019 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Cites Someone · 2019-03 · on “Ask HN: Do we need foldable screens or it it just another fad?”
There’s no reason it can’t be glass. Glass can be made highly flexible: [LINK] says a bend radius of 15 times the diameter of the glass typically is a safe assumption. That factor 15 doesn’t directly apply to plates of glass, and still might give too high a radius, but this is a hotly researched field. For nice demos, look at [this video] (And of course, there’s [LINK] , invented about 2,000 years ago.
Cites shagie · 2023-04 · on “Prince Rupert's Drop vs Molten Glas”
In the "yet another PRD video" ... though one of the earlier ones... The Mythbusters did a pair of videos for Corning eight years ago (and yes, they have the feel of infomercials - it isn't subtle at all... they're still neat): The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass - [this video] The Glass Age, Part 2: Strong, Durable Glass - [LINK]