Egyptians didn't have "glass" the way we typically think....

[@houstonmuseum]

We have an Egyptian representative on-site 365 days a year. We work closely with the Egyptian government. We are in constant communication with our local Egyptian consulate. Every Egyptian representative and agency goes over our collection with a fine tooth comb to ensure nothing is stolen and everything is ethical. We fully, fully support repatriation efforts. Ethical exhibits, such as ours, under full transparency and support of the Egyptian government, exist not only to educate the world about the past, but as a reminder that the Egyptian people are STILL here.

[@SheldonBeing]

@@houstonmuseum that’s why my world is so strange…E-Gypt program truly sucks. It had its purpose a millennium ago but that function is gonna be dissolved to usher on a more enlightened, engaging, and sustainable program.

[@SheldonBeing]

@@houstonmuseum hmmm…interesting

[@lament_rue]

doesn't sand turn into glass when it's melted? So they did have sand?

[@TheJL-fi3rg]

I support repatriation of artifacts to places where they'll be safe.

[@MZ-ze9df]

Been there couple of times. Thank you the joy you bring.

[@kevinh5780]

Thats actually really cool. I had no idea something like this even existed. Why I love museums, a great place to showcase and learn about our worlds past. Every culture around the world has done some amazing things and it should be preserved and taught to us by people like this who can make it interesting and fun. I'm nowhere near this museum but I'd love to be able to go one day.

[@DBT1007]

Yeah, but this belongs to Egypt. Not in US 😅

[@CrayCommerce-pp1wg]

It wasn't a desert back then yet. Khem was rich vibrant fertile jungles... It was turned in glass later in bombardment so was north afric berber lands with the under cities of anu ... all were Infected by the vril parasite.

[@turnoff7572]

​@@DBT1007Will they steal it and put it in their own houses😂 like they did with stones from all the old buildinga, including the Rosetta stone 😂😂

[@easyrespect4622]

What do you mean actually?

[@OMNIDON2000]

​@@DBT1007Dude was just saying he liked the video, geez.

[@mr.hippiejoe8884]

I just made a hippo out of faience and it’s very interesting as a material, it’s not glass but a form of clay ceramics and instead of being glazed afterwards, self glazes itself with produces salts. It’s very hard to work with and is somewhere between wet sand and clay

[@sunburntsatan6475]

Does it have any self healing properties, then?

[@tuxedomask7071]

​@@sunburntsatan6475 Saw your comment. Nothing worth answering so I just let you know. Must feel so spectacular

[@slappy8941]

It either self-glazes, or it glazes itself. 😂

[@duckboyart]

Where does one see faience hippo?

[@2degucitas]

How did you fire it? What cone and how long?

[@LogicalNiko]

Turquoise was also used extensively in healing and metaphysical rituals in ancient Egypt. So a goblet made to mimic turquoise would probably be used to heal or bring lasting health to the user. Of course that means people of high status then could afford these items as a way to ensure their connection to the life energies. However as those with high status tended to have better food, nutrition, rest, and medicine it was really a self fulfilling prophecy that these items helped.

[@Chris-dm1je]

Copper is a natural antibiotic, so that may have played a part. In medieval times, wooden soled shoes had copper nails which helped heal any blisters.

[@crptnite]

​@Chris-dm1jeit kills me when people post their disbelief that objects carry invisible energetic forces which can ultimately heal or destroy physical bodies from wireless communication devices.

[@Chris-dm1je]

@@crptnite I keep an open mind, and it seems logical to me that if something like radium can damage and ultimately kill with invisible energy, it's possible that something could heal in a similar way. As a species, we always seem to think we are at the pinnacle of our understanding of the world around us, yet 100 years ago radium was being put into toothpaste and baby food because of its "natural energy".

[@asmrtpop2676]

@Chris-dm1jeThe difference in healing is negligible and honestly you’d do more damage walking on uneven copper.

[@Chris-dm1je]

@asmrtpop2676 I've seen those shoes, the copper was smooth and flush with the sole. They would have had to be rather stupid to have ineven copper.

[@Exoskull99]

In Maltese, Fajenza is a word we use to describe crockery, or ceramic products

[@sewaprolo]

In Mexico we have a similar word to refer to knockoffs, too: "fayuca." Perhaps this is the origin of the word.

[@Annie59G]

In French: faïence, in English: faience, from the Italian town Faenza. it's a low-firing white clay. Egyptians knew about it and used it extensively, however it's not glass in any way, shape or form.

[@ibrahimturan28]

We say in Turkish fayans

[@rellaenthia]

Faiança in Portuguese 😊

[@markhawbaker6931]

My hunch, being an etymology enthusiast and seeing the different languages with almost the same term (BTW Italian, French, English, Spanish, and so Maltese are all descendants of Latin, which is from the same Indo-European group of languages that Egyptian is not a part of) is that there was a word for this in a much more pre-historic language. Cool to ponder!

[@SaskiaTheBoss]

i wouldn’t even call it a knock off, this artwork is its own entity!!! it’s beautiful and so creative!

[@hop3106]

How pretty and successful a knock off is doesn't change the fact that it's a knock off haha, since mimicking the original was the goal.

[@garthst.claire3459]

This is a delightful short! No screaming into the camera, no attention grabbing nonsense. Just a friendly person giving the viewer a fun fact! Love it!

[@fellfederflosse_furfeather5230]

In french there is the word "faïencerie" But it is no glass. When I let google translate it it says "earthenware"

[@Annie59G]

Yes she confused glass with clay. The rest is ok, except the copper oxides she mentions were used in glazes. 🙄

[@sudokode]

I mean sand is silica basically. Depends who you ask, a chemist or a geologist. The interesting thing about the Sahara is it's quite rich in quartz, which is what allowed the ancient Egyptians to cut through granite and dolorite with basic copper tools

[@sunburntsatan6475]

Chemist here: That's not technically true but it's close enough to true that it might as well be. If you wanted to be even more precise you can just say it's generally silicates, which covers some of the edge cases. TLDR You right

[@candui-7]

@@sunburntsatan6475 Current hypothesis states: The prehistoric megaliths (including Nile Complex) were high pressure, high temp containments producing acids et al. We have to erase history in order to repeat the process of mineral extraction and refinement once the environment recovers. Re: Geoff Drumm chem, Vincent Nelson history

[@yanlopez674]

​@@candui-7 Imagine being this confident in a fcking conspiracy theory 😂

[@leeached]

​@@candui-7 so TLDR he right

[@speed_demon420]

Copper and slaves 😂

[@drinxs505]

As a Native American from the southwest I didn't know the ancient Egyptians felt the same way as we natives do about turquoise but not to the extent of wanting a turquoise cup(we were wanting to make beads for trading and for jewelry ourselves)cos we didn't have fancy drill bits,ours were small pieces of flint to drill into bone,wood,sea shells from trading with our neighbors down south and other types of stones that weren't too hard to drill into.

[@PaigeDWinter]

It was something that ancient Egyptians used in trade with other peoples. It was found there naturally, as well as places like what is now Israel and Iran

[@ashiinsane90]

Egyptian here that have alot of respect to native Americans i really hope you as people thrive and live well. Love your culture especially the songs and festivals. I dont know why but i always thought the natives look like ancient Egyptians, the skin tone, long hair, physique and wide eyes the only difference is the curly hair. Also ancient Egyptians always had a feather on their crown, the feather of Ma'at which symbolizes justice. The native Americans as far as i know also wore feathers on their head/crown. Just some similarities i thought to share :P

[@todo8328]

She’s fabricating a belief as fact

[@sky.the.infinite]

@@ashiinsane90 also, another Native American here - I never thought of the feather similarity! Fascinating. I thought it was just snakes or serpents on your rulers crowns. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@JaiganeshJai]

Nice to read the thoughts of a native American. Long live. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@314vt]

Love going to the museum from my phone.

[@MyCatInABox]

I KNOW, right!😊😅

[@tuxedomask7071]

Oh how funny

[@grizzlybear4]

It would be nice to see this material produced again.

[@maddieb.4282]

It’s still used in some pottery studios but mostly as a curiosity, it’s difficult to work with

[@aduiel]

There's actually another commenter who's worked with it. Apparently it's tricky to work with, and self-glazes.

[@nannesoar]

Extremely clean presentation / camera work 💫

[@saalank]

Almost felt like an excerpt from an educational TV program from my childhood. Made me feel oddly nostalgic.

[@almamater9566]

Faience comes from French faïence, from Faenza, city in Italy that was a noted ceramics center 16c. The city name is Latin faventia, literally "silence, meditation.''

[@wyvern723]

What a gorgeous piece!

[@Matthew-pn1qu]

Cool video :) There's a great display of this type of glass at the Corning Museum in NY

[@debdodson5884]

Wanted to go to a glass maker's shop near Niagara in August 2002 but some wanted Niagara falls more. There was probably a museum.

[@theresajones8367]

It’s a great museum

[@susanmiller7560]

Love that museum.

[@chriswren1825]

It’s not a knock off. Find me a cup drilled out of a turquoise nugget… (There are none.) Yes, it’s maybe supposed to mimic turquoise, which implies wealth, but that was the point. It had copper in it for goodness sake, which was expensive. It was still a top luxury item.

[@debdodson5884]

There probably are some prior to 2024...bowls,spoons,and plates too.

[@DR-sv8ke]

Lol be more upset

[@maddieb.4282]

@@DR-sv8kereally concerned that you have enough attitude to laugh at someone calmly correcting misinformation just because they stated their point firmly… touch grass because this was a waste of your time

[@DR-sv8ke]

@maddieb.4282 you're really concerned? Don't be so sensitive lol. "ToUcH gRaSs" what a mic drop 👏

[@todo8328]

I concur. Thank you for your comment. Fabricating a belief about an intention does not make the outcome true. Terrible report from the video.

[@SaskiaTheBoss]

this just reminded me how i always used to go to different museums (science, agricultural, aquatic, botanical, geological, prehistoric, war), art galleries, even visited archeology sites, medieval castles, caves, and many other endeavors. there are so many options to partake in when i want in-person learning experiences and adventures! time well spent!

[@irmelinhart-xn9wj]

Wow you sound great very curious....😊

[@SewardWriter]

Faience is such a fabulous material. I'd love to see it become more common in the present day. Assuming we can figure out the recipe, of course.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

If you google 'how to make Egyptian faience,' you'll find recipes and tutorials. It's not a secret. There's a Wikipedia article on the subject. Other commenters here tell how they work with faience.

[@avalondreaming1433]

Apparently, it's available for sale in stores.

[@2degucitas]

Egyptian craftsmen make it to this day. Usually produce reproductions of ancient items, scarabs and statues.

[@ilax4244]

Thank you for all the information.

[@sunburntsatan6475]

I'm also curious if this would be poisonous to drink from, not that i typically drink out of museum exhibits but one can dream

[@casperfabianklaassen]

I think is would be, copper is poisonous. But an full grown adult would not really be effected quickly. Children is another story, they are much more likely to be effected. I think you can compare it with copper waterpipes.

[@spencerjoplin2885]

Copper is toxic *to plants.* For people it’s fine, though copper ore is often mixed with other metals that are more toxic, such as arsenic, tin, or lead.

[@sunburntsatan6475]

@spencerjoplin2885 this is 100% not true. Copper compounds have a respectable toxicity. 1 g ingested can result in toxicity, albeit not typically fatal. Copper is Indeed toxic to humans and there are also disorders that lead to toxic accumulation of copper in humans and other animals. There are many case studies of people buying improperly sealed copper pots and pans and exhibiting toxic symptoms, including a small handful of deaths.

[@hhjhj393]

Don't we use copper pipes??? I thought copper was only dangerous if like heated, like a copper pan. The oxidation probably could be cleaned off right?

[@sunburntsatan6475]

@hhjhj393 As long as the water isn't too acidic, very little copper from the pipe will dissolve. Similar to how lead pipes can be safe OR very dangerous. For most people, normal exposure is totally tolerable but some have a copper storage disorder that CAN be fatal if untreated. Most people don't know whether they have this or not because there are generally not symptoms until copper storage gets too high

[@Annie59G]

The video wrongly insinuates that faience is a primitive form of glass but faience is a type of low-firing clay that is glazed. Egyptians had both faience and glass, which at first was opaque then translucent glass was developed. The cup in the video is made of faience, not glass, and this removes nothing from its great beauty.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Ding ding ding. Just cause silica is in both glass and pottery, does not make it the same thing. In fact this is just fakery of a real gemstone. Would have made a more interesting video if presented that way.

[@SaskiaTheBoss]

one of the first things i’m doing in france is going on a castle tour, so i can pretend my man & i were once rulers of an entire kingdom where all the villagers loved calling home because everything and everyone was cheerful, cared for, and well balanced✨✨✨

[@_Sol6]

Very informative! Thank you Matpat

[@GustavRex]

The audacity to call it a "knock-off." It's absolutely not. It's a replication.

[@unknownsoul1206]

I have a 4500yo piece. Its a little mummy thing with hieroglyphics, and looks almost sand blasted. Its fixed in a bronze pendant from the 1920s. Has to be the oldest thing i own and my favorite.

[@KathySemrau]

We used to make beads out of it. It's called Egyptian Paste, and you can find it at Pottery stores.❤❤❤

[@cobalt1754]

Fun fact: we still use copper to color glass blue sometimes. When I was in college, the professor put copper oxide in the glass furnace crucible so we'd have what's called a color pot (all the glass you'd get from the furnace would be blue). I still have some of that glass!

[@ColorJoyLynnH]

I’m familiar with this material. However, as a polymer clay artist I am familiar with glass canes for millefiori. My understanding was that glass canes were made in ancient Egypt. However, maybe I don’t understand the timeframe involved.

[@heatherduke7703]

They absolutely made glass beads. It’s wild that a museum would say something so obviously false and that I had to scroll so far to find your comment as the first one calling them out

[@nifty3000]

As a spokesman for the british Museum, we would really like to ste... I mean "borrow" those artefacts

[@SheldonBeing]

Why will we assume that they were trying to create a “Knockoff “? Perhaps they were trying to create a vessel that they can label as their own.

[@sunburntsatan6475]

I think those perspectives work together, not separate! They were inspired by turquoise to make something pretty

[@SheldonBeing]

@ Yes…just one of many potential couplings. The creative mind must also be nurturing and inclusive by nature…establishing threads that link and inspire creation from any source.

[@athkar9503]

They did not trying to make a knock-off but probably create a item as good as required but using inexpensive materials as possible . If able to sell it upwards that would had been a bonus

[@SheldonBeing]

@So…people deliberately create inferior or “Cheap “ items. “I THINK THIS PRACTICE SHOULD BE CRIMINALIZED” I believe that everything should be built of quality in the first place. Don’t sell a cheap knockoff…create an excellent new item. Label it as something else.

[@ValeriePallaoro]

@@athkar9503that’s still a knock off by anyone’s standards.

[@iptfan45]

How did the Houston museum get these Egyptian artifacts?

[@Tenajeh]

Many museums actually cooperate with museums of other countries to lend artifacts to each other. The info plates would then mention that it is a loan item of this or that museum in this or that country. I don't know if the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences does this. But I can tell that most museums around the world don't act like the British Museum in London.

[@wilhelmbeck8498]

All colours in ceramics are made by mixing in different metals/oxides. Sometimes it looks like something else. Natural turquoise made up from calcite and cupper carbonate, is not as strong as a the heated-fused Si02 - cubbercarbonate - ( Egyptian Blue) but more beautiful - and well suited for jewellery

[@nociceptors]

instant subscription. i love the way they format this video... very interesting facts, too!

[@mooneyes8572]

Love to learn from u. So full of passion and energy. Thank u❤❤❤❤.

[@BB-sc1gc]

Knock offs of more expensive items. Some things never change. 👍

[@chriswren1825]

Not a knock off. Turquoise cups dont exist.

[@RascalKyng]

I love this format. Great draw in the beginning. Excellent apperance, style and presentation of the host too. Subscribed!

[@tuxedomask7071]

What made you so weirdly submissive?

[@RascalKyng]

@tuxedomask7071 Probably the same sort of stuff that made you a troll...

[@deniseball7764]

This is an interesting video and would like to see this kind of presentation at museums as a normal activity 👏👏

[@BabalonNuit]

It was believe that the famous Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismagistus was actually glass, which would have been more expensive and rarer than actual emerald.

[@ilax4244]

Very lovely, I may never get to see your collection in person, but seeing it here is quite fascinating.

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

I have an ancient Egyptian necklace made out of this holographic on it more ancient Egyptian stuff yes please

[@zackrajpoot4657]

Is it save to drink or eat in ?

[@vickiepower6201]

Thank you young lady great video

[@censusgary]

“Silica-rich sand.” In other words, sand.

[@gifzilla1818]

No lol there are different types of sand, believe it or not

[@cassiegreene9528]

The beach I live near is full of quartz sand. Many different sands out there.

[@censusgary]

@ Quartz is the same thing as silica (SiO2, silicon dioxide).

[@DarkOverlord96]

Ancient Egyptians were so advanced they even had cheap knockoffs of fancy stuff.

[@chococola4931]

The most beautiful work of art was her explaining to me.

[@DannySettle-yi2ef]

Love and Respect 🙏 Thank's and Bless you and your Community 🙏 Congratulations ❤️ Beautiful ❤️

[@randomh9191]

That's actually pretty cool! Thank you so much for the video!

[@brennanperry8001]

Interesting. Do we know how they made things with that material? Like did they mix the sand with molten copper and pour that into a mold?

[@crptnite]

That is beautiful! And my favorite shade of blue... I want ALL my dishes made like this 😶💙💚

[@stezenast5878]

Just because you haven't found glass in an ancient Egyptian site that's been plundered for thousands of years doesn't mean they didn't have glass It just means you haven't found glass somewhere that's been plundered for thousands of years

[@VenusianLissette]

this is extremely cool. thanks for teaching me something new! :)

[@buglamps1290]

History channel will say it’s aliens

[@dr.banoub9233]

Ancient astronaut theorists say yes.

[@Taiga_kai]

7:39:35 What do you mean two shapes?! I thought it was trick and then I opened both my eyes and it's really faded and when she moved it away I couldn't tell the shapes

[@ShinyAnvil]

It is basically a glaze that was used in the Middle East, Mediterranean countries for millennia. With the right ingredients and a kiln that can reach 1000°C (1830°F) it is possible.

[@NouraZahle]

There was a young college student who had a clotting disorder and was supposed to be on blood thinners. His insurance wouldn’t pay for apixaban, so he stopped taking the medication after he ran out from what was provided from his last hospitalization. He returned to the hospital a few months later for shortness of breath, and was still cheerful, trying to joke with the nursing staff. He talked about his dreams and areas of interest to study. He had a massive pulmonary embolism. All major vessels were impacted with tiny margins for blood to go through. He was placed on heparin and sent to the medical intensive care unit. They were prepping him for surgery to remove the clot, but he couldn’t even make it for anesthesia to arrive and surgery to begin, since the clot kept progressing, blocked everything, and CPR could not bring him back. He was 21 years old.

[@SunShinyDaysPlease]

Umm... What was the point of your comment? I thought you were going to tell us copper or something saved him...

[@GwynEllisHughes]

Yes they did!! There's plenty of actual vitreous glass amulets, perfum bottles (shaped like fish) and jewellery pieces made from glass in museums in Egypt and other museums around the world. No they didn't have clear glass. Or glass for windows. But the ancient Egyptoans definitely had glass.

[@m.k.1543]

Is all Faience that color or did they mix other things with silica to make things? I have just listened to 19 mystery books all set in the late 1800’s to the eary-mid 1920’s and they were all set in Egypt. Egypt has always fascinated me so I figured I would ask as Faience is mentioned many times in the books.

[@Creative_Expression]

One note, when ancient Egypt was at its height, the area was a lush rainforest. It did not become a desert until much later.

[@patrickbush9526]

That is very cool. I've never heard of that. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

[@dukecity7688]

This was fascinating and beautiful.

[@Jakuzziful]

Hey where you got that cooper from??

[@TheHazbean-ks3gi]

That’s such a fun word “faience” it brings a smile to my face

[@queenieevergreen]

Wish I could have some stuff made from that! Looks awesome. They nailed the effect.

[@jamesraymor]

thanks for sharing! that's extremely interesting information. Im looking forward to researching feiance.

[@houstonmuseum]

Sparking curiosity! Mission accomplished ♥️

[@aimeemcgregor2789]

Would faience be safe for drinking from? Would the copper content leech into food/drink or the alloy with silica made it safe?

[@CleoGlenn]

Love this! Show us more!

[@Abelhawk]

I love the word “silica.” It’s so satisfying to say. _Sssssilicaa._

[@polygonalmasonary]

So, the Egyptians thought like their Victorian counterparts who were looting their treasures 😂🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧♥️

[@AllThePeppermint]

I didn't know turquoise existed outside the Americas. Beautiful material!!

[@jonathanwatts7821]

Cool, thank you ❤ I love that fascinating history 😊

[@tamsolo1584]

One of my favourite children's books is called "The Blue Faience Hippopotamus".

[@roytee3127]

Note how beautiful and elegant all the pueces in that case are.

[@BojackHorseman0098]

Strong, clear, and cheep glass is probably one of the most underrated modern advancements. A single highrise today contains more glass than was made by the entire roman empire. And thats glass you can hit with a sledgehammer. Its telling that one of the most common historical uses for glass was as jewelery.

[@Intellectual_Designs]

The knock-off survived...

[@youtubernaz1scensoredbythe201]

That's wild! It's like the ancient version of a dollar Genneral glass...

[@sunburntsatan6475]

Pour some respect on Egyptians, unlike dollar general their stuff lasted long enough to end up in British museums

[@Kryptomi]

That’s pretty cool! But don’t forget all of the physical evidence pointing to the fact that ancient Egyptians had more advanced technology than mainstream history teaches, like say for speculation, diamond encrusted drill bits that would be required to drill into materials such as granite and etc to make all those vases and bowls and statues out of stones and materials that literally require rock as hard as a diamond in order to cut and polish to the point of perfect symmetry. (also can’t forget to mention all the people who are gonna come and be in denial of literal physical evidence and continue to prop up the false lies that Egyptians only had primitive and basic technology.)

[@Kryptomi]

Also, don’t forget the literal evidence of actual literal literal drill bits being drilled into granite all over Egypt near the great pyramids, and the saw marks. It’s literally everywhere.

[@nancyf.8185]

I just absolutely love her, what a delightful young lady this is!

[@carvinlambert6899]

Please do more videos of YOU as the Narrator . Thx

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Doesn't that also make the glass poisonous to use?

[@PotooBurd]

I enjoy this so much! Amazing content, best wishes to you and your future projects! 🌻

[@Megara.x]

Love the cool facts, and who is this woman, and does she have a show in the style of 90/00s edutainment?

[@LeeannCarver-ll2ej]

SUBBED because I like to learn.

[@j.lietka9406]

Hi 🥰😍❤️💕🌹 can the process of mixing the silica + copper be duplicated so its close to the Egyptian results? Thank you ❤

[@MrWrap35]

Thanks, I love this video

[@badreality2]

Copper is actually a good disinfectant. ...which makes it useful for tableware.

[@pedroramirez8458]

"Hey, let me whip out my satchel full of oxydized copper" lol. Incredible video but just kinda funny 😂

[@genx_crossing]

Wowww! How interesting 🎉

[@Brenda-t5r]

Thanks for your video!

[@itzmedb8290]

Imagine thousands of years later, your knockoff item becomes more valuable than the original product would’ve been when you made the knockoff.

[@ACP1609]

I have some bettle beads that resemble this material. I purchased them at The British Museum 20 years ago and always wondered what they were made of.

[@juliusmartinez8833]

“Mam, I know, I work here.” -the employee she called over

[@EmpressInfinite]

I collected a piece of this fiance at a gem show..... It was a bead for hair but it was made of this material to mimic turquoise..

[@bene1143]

The key phrase in that whole thing was they think they don't know they're speculating so just remember when it comes to history we're not certain

[@KimKhan]

Would this be arsenic copper, and would it be dangerous to use as a drinking vessel?

[@linggiman]

Thx for sharing 😊

[@sevrono]

Something being synthetic doesn't automatically make it a knock off, and unless they were trying to pass one thing off as the other, i feel like we can't really place such valued descriptions on what they did

[@ChromaCries]

Osiris : "You're not telling me that tea set is Faience too?" Set : "Nah I'm just feelin' it"

[@penguinislife1772]

Wonderful presentation

[@surfsidekittyvalentin6591]

Now, a very important question to ask with all ancient utensils....was it safe to consume food out of? It is very pretty, but looks can sometimes kill.

[@west-coast-willy]

Finding out the civilization i most closely associate with sand had not figured out glass blows my mind.

[@heatherduke7703]

Except they did produce glass