Can you really make GLASS by melting SAND?

Опубликовано: 20 Апрель 2026
на канале: CienciaDeSofa
2,110,546
108k

Video sponsored by the Polytechnic University of Valencia. You can choose the UPV for a thousand reasons: https://podras.es – https://www.upv.es

In today's video, I talk about the idea that glass is made by melting sand. In reality, both glass and sand are much more complex substances. Links of interest:

► NEW! Surprising answers to everyday questions: (https://www.amazon.es/Respuestas-sorp....
► The universe in a coffee cup (https://www.amazon.es/universo-una-ta....
►The 4 forces that govern the universe (https://www.amazon.es/Las-fuerzas-rig....
►The Ciencia de Sofá blog (https://www.cienciadesofa.com)
►Sciencia de Sofá Instagram (  / cienciadesofa  )

Music:

Beach Dayz - Lakey Inspired

Sources:

http://geo.msu.edu/extra/geogmich/san...
http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/sand...
http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/npl/outreac...