Clear

I am fascinated by clear things. How odd is it that there are things in this world that we can actually see through. In nature there are transparent crystals, there are gasses and some liquids and ice. Generally, everything we come into contact with is solid or opaque.

Isn’t it a wonder that humans heated up some opaque silica and came up with a clear glass? All our building are designed with glass windows. We take them for granted. They keep the elements out and let the light in and out.

Not only was that a remarkable discovery, hundreds of years later someone discovered a way to create clear plastics like Plexiglas and flexible plastics for wrapping food and making baggies for food.

I don’t mean to get over romantic about clear things, but without them we wouldn’t be able to have any lenses for cameras or eye glasses. No microscopes or telescopes. We wouldn’t be able to have commercial air liners, TV, movies or computers. Consider all the cool things that clear items make possible in our lives.