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<p>[QUOTE="TallCakes, post: 2321679, member: 107"]not sure what that comparison image is attempting to say but it seems mostly balderdash to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>thoughts on glass vs crystal are pretty much subjective. Here's an short article with prolly more than most would care to consider: <a href="https://www.recognitionsource.com/blogs/news/difference-between-crystal-and-glass#:~:text=Key%20difference%3A%20Glass%20is%20a,not%20all%20glass%20is%20crystal.&text=Still%2C%20the%20general%20rule%20that,of%20glass%20that%20contains%20lead" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.recognitionsource.com/blogs/news/difference-between-crystal-and-glass#:~:text=Key%20difference%3A%20Glass%20is%20a,not%20all%20glass%20is%20crystal.&text=Still%2C%20the%20general%20rule%20that,of%20glass%20that%20contains%20lead" rel="nofollow">https://www.recognitionsource.com/blogs/news/difference-between-crystal-and-glass#:~:text=Key difference: Glass is a,not all glass is crystal.&text=Still, the general rule that,of glass that contains lead</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>...glass is a generic name, while, crystal is a subcategory of glass, made in the same manner as glass but with different materials. Hence, all crystal is glass, but not all glass is crystal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TallCakes, post: 2321679, member: 107"]not sure what that comparison image is attempting to say but it seems mostly balderdash to me. thoughts on glass vs crystal are pretty much subjective. Here's an short article with prolly more than most would care to consider: [URL]https://www.recognitionsource.com/blogs/news/difference-between-crystal-and-glass#:~:text=Key%20difference%3A%20Glass%20is%20a,not%20all%20glass%20is%20crystal.&text=Still%2C%20the%20general%20rule%20that,of%20glass%20that%20contains%20lead[/URL]. ...glass is a generic name, while, crystal is a subcategory of glass, made in the same manner as glass but with different materials. Hence, all crystal is glass, but not all glass is crystal.[/QUOTE]
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