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Glass Parasol

 Don't blame me for this one....blame my chem teacher
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This is based upon stuff I half learned in chemistry today so go easy on me if it's wrong. Now from what I gather UV light cannot pass through glass, I reckon that this could be used in parasol construction to create a parasol out of tinted glass that would give you shade whilst letting less harmful UV rays get to you. Of course I have been known to be wrong and this idea is probably hideously flawed, but hey I think its time that the parasol industry had one or two innovations.
—kaz, Apr 08 2002

(?) Solarweave Parasol http://www.saraspar...ustom_parasols.html
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       sorry about the appearance of the two indentical ideas, that was a glitch on my behalf.
—kaz, Apr 08 2002
   

       What?   

       UV rays can penetrate glass. It can be treated with glaze material to prevent that, however.   

       But I don't understand what you're saying. You want to make a parasol that is tinted, but lets UV rays through>? Why?
—waugsqueke, Apr 08 2002
   

       No, he wants to make one that doesn't let UV through, yet wouldn't the current design concentrate any penetrating light on a single spot?
—[ sctld ], Apr 08 2002
   

       Does it have to be glass, wouldn't that be rather dangerous/heavy.?
—arora, Apr 08 2002
   

       Could be made out of the same UV protected plastic used in sunglasses.   

       As for the design of the "umbrella", I don't think it would have to be the same shape. May as well just get rid of the concave and make it flat, sort of like a big sunglass lens on a stick.
—Pseudonym #3, Apr 08 2002
   

       Those who hold glass parasols should not throw stones.
—neelandan, Apr 09 2002
   

       ok so maybe the idea was a bit lame and not well thought through, but isn't that what halfbaked ideas are? [waugsqueke] like I said don't blame me if I get the science wrong its entirely my chemistry teachers fault for not teaching it to us correctly.
—kaz, Apr 09 2002
   

       Check out SOLARWEAVE. It's UV fabric. I am searching for a UVA UVB parasol for myself (Check out www.purplecar.net to see how freakin' white I am, let alone my 60% chance of getting skin cancer). But alas, no amount of money can actually buy me one, as I have found none. I may have to buy some SOLARWEAVE and make one myself...
—PurpleCar, Jun 27 2004
   


 

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