> On Apr 27, 2015, at 10:05 PM, Richard Aiken <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
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> Is there some reason that you'll be using 'bullet-resistant' glass instead of the standard double-pane insulated glass?
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> Just wondering,
>

Well, maybe you can have some transparent aluminum whipped up :-)

<http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/04/28/1849215/breakthough-makes-transparent-aluminum-affordable>

(Not really, but the Naval Research Lab have found how to more economically make flat sheets of synthetic Spinel, which is transparent and does contain aluminum  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinel> :-)

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