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TIL about East Germany’s extremely durable drinking glass
(ceramics.org)
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Potassium ion exchange is the same process used to strengthen phone screen glass ("gorilla glass") and similar products - it's actually pretty easy to do at home, too (err... provided you're comfortable working with liquid potassium). Fascinating chemistry, god ceramics are cool.
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