These Glass Shards Are The New Firewood. As Soon As They Are Ignited, They Are Beautiful.

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Ever heard of an invention called fire glass? These are very small pieces of hardened glass that can be exposed to intense heat. And it's a real dream when you see how it looks in fireplaces.

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It was developed between 2000 and 2010 and since then it has been a popular home decoration, not just at home, but also in hotels, designer homes or restaurants, because the sight of colored glass amid flames is just unique.

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But it's not as easy as it looks: recycled glass cannot be used directly as fire glass, because it is not hard enough and often it will burn and release toxic substances at high temperatures.

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But thanks to a special process, recycled glass can become fireproof fire glass.

How to burn fire glass is actually quite simple. The glass is put into a fireproof container and then organic ethanol is poured over it. The advantage of this is that no toxic substances get into the atmosphere when burning organic ethanol. It burns cleanly, so to speak.

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The second way to burn fire glass is by attaching a gas flame to the ground on a fireplace and to cover it with fire glass. This is not only a nice decorative idea: the glass holds onto warmth and gives it off - and four times as strongly as with normal fire.

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An amazing idea especially since you can adjust the temperature and there is no way for smoke to develop. This is really practical for small pieces of property with sensitive neighbors.

This way there is nothing standing in the way of a cozy evening next to a stylish fire pit - you can even set up this decorative eye candy in closed spaces.