How does safety glass work?

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How does safety glass work?

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Mar 14, 2016

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Laminated safety glass has been around since the 1920s. Find out how safety glass is made, how it works and what it's used for in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 14, 2016

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