Glass

About 4,000 years ago, an Egyptian ship carrying baking soda sailed in the Mediterranean Sea. The hot and humid weather was not suitable for the soda as a small mistake could make the soda redundant.

One day, the ship faced some problems and the captain had no choice but to order the ship to stop sailing. All the crew members got off the ship and headed towards the seashore. The camped at the seashore while waiting for assistance to arrive to repair the ship.As the crew members were unable to find any suitable stones to hold the cooking pots in place (to cook), one of them used the soda stones from the ship to act as a stand and started cooking.

Once the ship was fixed, the crew started to pack everthing and prepared to continue sailing. As they were doing so, they found something shiny on the shore where they had prepared their food. They were puzzled about these shiny items and decided to brig them back to Egypt. Upon arriving in Egypt, they asked some experienced craftsmen to examine the item. After listening to what had happened at the shore, one of the craftsmen tried to mix the soda and sand together and melted these elements at a high temperature. Once the mixture had cooled down, it became glass.

Food for Thought :

Inventions are not difficult at all. One has to be more observant. With a creative imagination. Great ideas can arise in crating new products or services.

Short Stories on Discoveries, Inventions, Innovation & Creativity

AAET and UTAR, 2015

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