Melting Glass [mini-project]

So, glass is bendable, melt-able, and shape-able under the high temperatures of fire. After heating the glass for a long time, I was able to reshape it, using the proper tools and a lot of care.

Some things to avoid/take caution of:
-Don't dip the heat glass into cold water - it'll either shatter the glass, or make it very brittle
-Make sure you have the proper equipment: goggles, metal claw (for holding class), it can get hot and even somewhat dangerous
-If the glass parts DO break, make sure to watch out for the sharp parts at the ends of the glass and be sure to clean up any broken bits

Science:
-to bend the glass tube, you have to heat up the area you wish to bend until it is immensely hot
-a sudden decrease in temperature raises the chance of the glass shattering
-if a warm glass tube is filled quickly with cool water, some steam may be produced

Photocredit: My mom (Tracy Lai)