Visitors won't have to crane their necks to see straight down from the Sears Tower Skydeck when the building adds four glass-bottomed balconies, nicknamed "The Ledge," to its 50-mile views come June.
*Don't wear a skirt. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

The Sears Tower, one of the world's iconic skyscrapers and the tallest building in the U.S., was renamed the Willis Tower on Thursday in a downtown ceremony, marking a new chapter in the history of the giant edifice that has dominated the Chicago skyline for nearly four decades. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

By the artist Xia Xiaowan. He creates 3D images by stacking plates of glass. I wish I could see these in person. More on this artist here. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The highest glass-floored building in the world. picked by iduffee 3 years ago

There's weird, then there's weird. I feel for her. But this is weird. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

The hundreds of glass mirrors break the dusty field in Lancaster, a sea of silver in a landscape of brown. When switched on for the first time today at an opening gala with investors, local politicians and others, they'll make up the first operational solar tower energy facility in the United States. picked by kakana 3 months ago

The website for department store giant Sears offered a gruesome sales pitch Thursday — a grill that could "cook babies" and be used to roast body parts. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

Hand made glass stuff. The girl who makes this stuff is a friend of mine. She's awesome and she and her boyfriend have a totally cute dog. Anyway, check out her glass stuff. She really makes some cool stuff! Theme pic is one of her plates. picked by sykeo56 1 year ago

Jiminy jillikers, Radioactive Man! If you've got that 'Not in my Backyard' attitude towards uranium, then how about uranium on your bookshelf? Or coffee table? These curious glass pieces from the past contain uranium and can glow a brilliant green. They're probably safe - unless of course you crush them into a fine powder and inhale. picked by bingo 7 months ago

The long awaited turnaround story at Sears may never happen. Why? Because reclusive hedge fund impresario and Sears Holding Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert doesn't know how to run a retail business. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A scanned collection of Sears Wishbooks from 1944-85. We would flip through dreaming of what we wanted Santa to bring us. Also in the pre-internet, heck pre-bbs days, it was a veritable cornucopia of porn* as well :)
*was going to link to lingerie, bra, etc page but too slow on dial-up picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Fine lampwork and blown glass by Andrew Sinclair-Day. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

If you love hand blown art glass, you will love what the Out Of The Blue Design Studio blows: knobs! picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

In the tradition of another music innovator who once called Waukesha home, Brian Chivers is introducing the world to his creation: the glass guitar. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

With breakthrough findings that could lead to aircraft that look like Wonder Woman's plane, scientists have made amazing discoveries in the bizarre properties of glass. picked by Beeeny 1 year ago

The sunlight, the water, the glass and the wood decking would have to be aligned perfectly, but it appears that's exactly what happened. picked by cb__ 6 months ago

A Chinese man lived with a large shard of glass hidden under his right eye for six years. Xiao Zhu, 22, had the eye injured by a beer bottle during a fight six years ago in Jinjiang city. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Alright guys, after reading this you will want to give it a shot. Just be careful and please do it when the wife isn't around.
Link also has video. You can make glass using a grill and a vacuum cleaner. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Marine biologists in New Zealand are using glass shells to help study hermit crabs. These crabs voluntarily moved into the hand-blown glass shells with 7-10 days of the glass shells being added to the tanks. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Gorgeous and unique glass work, both museum and installment pieces. Post your favorite in the comments!

Dale Chihuly is most frequently lauded for revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement by expanding its original premise of the solitary artist working in a studio environment to encompass the notion of collaborative teams and a division of labor within the creative process. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago