Making a Giant Telescope Mirror Takes Years

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I saw the mirror lab at the University of Arizona when I was enrolled there. Very cool!
 
A delicate process that's for sure!

I couldn't help but thinking ligor mortis in telescope melted glass terms. If that makes any sense, which I actually doubt! o0)

EDIT: Well, I actually didn't mean "rigor mortis" but the post-mortem state of a body where the blood sinks to the bottom of the corpse. I thought it was called "ligor mortis" but searching for it now I come up empty.
 
sbrothy said:
I couldn't help but thinking ligor mortis in telescope melted glass terms.
During the polishing scene I couldn't help but thinking wax on, wax off.
 
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