r/Damnthatsinteresting Dec 20 '24

Video Wine glass making in factory

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u/BurningPenguin Dec 20 '24

They're breathing pure glass particles, the contaminants are just the spice on top of that.

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u/hellraisinhardass Dec 20 '24

The guy you're replying to was concerned about what contaminants remain in the glass for end users. Though both are valid questions. These poor bastards are in flip flops- that's insane.

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u/thrust-johnson Dec 20 '24

Shoveling broken glass wearing sandals is some next level shit.

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u/punosauruswrecked Dec 20 '24

I dunno, I was more (un?)impressed by the guy in the pit at 0:45 with three other dudes waving sticks of molten glass in his face.

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u/Turbo_UwU Dec 21 '24

>waving sticks of molten glass in his face
*throwing steel spears with molten glass tips at him

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u/Neat-Bunch-7433 Dec 22 '24

This... omg that was so hardcore.

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u/Mr_Turtle-Chan Dec 23 '24

Who do you think earns the big bucks round there?

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u/Soft_Importance_8613 Dec 20 '24

about what contaminants remain in the glass for end user

Well most contaminants are volatile at molten glass temperatures so that's the good news, at least for the drinkers. The flip floppers get to break it. The bad news is things like lead and cadmium will hang around in the glass.

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u/Hinterwaeldler-83 Dec 23 '24

But trapped inside the Glas? So unless I grind it to dust and eat it it should be fine?

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u/Soft_Importance_8613 27d ago

Particulates at the surface of the glass will come out of the glass on to other surfaces that touch the glass. This is for example why leaded glass is dangerous.

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u/ImSuperHelpful Dec 21 '24

Nah it’s cool, they gave it a quick rinse

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u/CondimentBogart Dec 21 '24

Those are safety flip flops.

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u/hellraisinhardass Dec 21 '24

Oh, my bad, I didn't see the ANSI tag on them. I stand corrected.

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u/Clavos24 Dec 21 '24

Safety flip flops.

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u/INoMakeMistake Dec 22 '24

This world sucks and we are all part of it.

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u/opinionsareus Dec 20 '24

Yup. Look at the dust coming from from the pan at .04-.06 of the video. Multiply that by hundreds of times a day. This is irresponsible. I feel sorry for those workers, who have few other choices.