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Old 08-19-2012, 08:34 PM   #16
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The glass is tempered (so it shatters into tiny bits rather than throat-slicing shards ) and what you see is a byproduct of the manufacturing process. Specifically the cooling phase, which puts the glass in tension. Polarized sunglasses make it more apparent (depending how you turn the lens), but often it is visible with the naked eye.
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