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The history of glass can be traced back to at least 12,000 BC where glass coated objects have been found.cite web |title=Glass Information|url=http://www.sks-bottle.com/Glass_Info.html|accessdate=2008-10-2]
Millions of glass bottles are created worldwide every day. On average there are at least 2 bottle-making factories in each county. It is a highly mechanized process, and the bottles in use now are no longer hand blown as they were in the past.Fact|date=September 2008
Such bottles can be used as weapons, either being used to hit someone by themselves, broken to create a make-shift knife, or made into a
Molotov Cocktail .To strengthen glass bottles, the process of lamination is sometimes done. Laminated safety glass is made by combining a layer of plastic over glass. When a non-laminated bottle is dropped, the glass breaks sending pieces of glass everywhere. When a laminated bottle is dropped, the glass still breaks, though the outer layer of plastic contains the broken pieces of glass.cite web |title=Glass Information|url=http://www.sks-bottle.com/Glass_Info.html|accessdate=2008-10-2]
Coca-Cola 's "Contour Bottles" are a well known type of glass bottles.References
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Glass container industry
*Mason Jar External links
* [http://www.sks-bottle.com SKS Bottle: History of the glass bottle and ordering info]
* [http://www.ebottles.com/articles/GlassMan.asp Glass Bottle Manufacturing]
* [http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/ Antique Bottles collectors/traders]
* [http://www.ebottles.com/articles/GlassHistory.asp History of Glass Bottles]
* [http://www.messageinabottleco.com/articles/make-a-amessage-in-a-bottle.html How to Make a Message in a Bottle]
* [http://www.ebottles.net/index.asp Glass Bottles available in the UK]
* [http://www.bottles.us Assortment of Glass Bottles and closures]
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