I feel like I have a deep reliance on society and technology, because I can’t fucking see without glasses and I’m too scared to do Lasik lol (also expensive).

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      Some glass is many sheets glued together, that could be trickier to work with

      Thick glass that’s not tempered will be the easiest to work with

      Pretty much any piece of glass and a series of sandpapers going from low to high grit will eventually work if you know what you’re doing

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      Yes, it’s not magic, it’s just the shape of the glass that makes the focus point of images be slightly closer or further apart.

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      Can I find a broken window and start sanding it with sandpaper, as an extreme example?

      Yes, provided you have a way to polish it back to transparent again, after changing the shape.

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        Ohhhh, cool. I knew it was glass, but I guess I did kind of think there was some magic going on in there somewhere. Way simpler than I realized.