Had to look that up. Pretty cool. Would've expected it to be more cloudy. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildyinteresting/comments/1ogb2k3/m...

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codazoda 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A contractor showed me how to fix dents in granite with superglue. It’s totally clear. The trick is to scrape it with a razor blade at a 90 degree angle (strait horizontal). The imperfections become nearly invisible.

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dlcarrier 9 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

This is also how glass chip repair works. If the polymer has a close enough index of refraction to the glass, it's invisible.

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MisterTea 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've been told this is a cheap way to fix small windshield cracks. Never tried it but sounds like it would work for the small spider sized and shaped cracks from small rock impacts.

	▲	tjohns an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This is basically what the glass repair kits sold at auto parts stores are. (They also include a suction cup with syringe, to vacuum any air bubbles out.)
	▲	singleshot_ 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The expensive way is superglue plus a little suction cup to evacuate the air, and a razor blade.

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gus_massa 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I expect something with a lot of small bubbles and cracks, also it also overheated and got weird decomposition and reactions, something like a overcooked/toasted meal. Reusing a comment that I made in a previous thread:

For comparison, there is a nice video by NileRed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phNLecfyWS8 He is making Bakelite that is a type of plastic. It's a tiny amount, in a lab, on purpose and he may make a few attempts. Anyway it overheat and instead of a nice piece of plastic he got a nasty block of foam with burned plastic. No imagine a huge tank of a similar chemistry reaction.