Conquering Clear Glass

Just add borax...

No matter how many times I hear how borax is used, I am constantly amazed that there are still more ways to use borax - in the home and in industry.

The above video - from the series called How to Make Everything, a sort of YouTuber's Toaster Project - is the current (as of December when I wrote this entry, I work ahead if at all possible) status check-in on Andy's attempt to make a camera...which requires making a lens...which requires making glass...which apparently requires learning how to make toothpaste.

Man, I can't even make a sandwich...