Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]

Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray]

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Star Wars: The Complete Blu-ray Saga will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation.

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
(32 Years Before Episode IV) Stranded on the desert planet Tatooine after rescuing young Queen Amidala from the impending invasion of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi Master discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a young slave unusually strong in the Force. Anakin wins a thrilling Podrace and with it his freedom as he leaves his home to be trained as a Jedi. The heroes return to Naboo where Anakin and the Queen face massive invasion forces while the two Jedi contend with a deadly foe named Darth Maul. Only then do they realize the invasion is merely the first step in a sinister scheme by the re-emergent forces of darkness known as the Sith.

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
(22 Years Before Episode IV) Ten years after the events of the Battle of Naboo, not only has the galaxy undergone significant change, but so have Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, and Anakin Skywalker as they are thrown together again for the first time since the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo. Anakin has grown into the accomplished Jedi apprentice of Obi-Wan, who himself has transitioned from student to teacher. The two Jedi are assigned to protect Padmé whose life is threatened by a faction of political separatists. As relationships form and powerful forces collide, these heroes face choices that will impact not only their own fates, but the destiny of the Republic.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
(19 Years before Episode IV) Three years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights have been leading a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice--Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring.

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire.

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Luke Skywalker and his friends have set up a new base on the ice planet of Hoth, but it is not long before their secret location is discovered by the evil Empire. After narrowly escaping, Luke splits off from his friends to seek out a Jedi Master called Yoda. Meanwhile, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, and C-3PO seek sanctuary at a city in the Clouds run by Lando Calrissian, an old friend of Han’s. But little do they realize that Darth Vader already awaits them.

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
(4 years after Episode IV) In the epic conclusion of the saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

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What Is Pyrex?

!±8± What Is Pyrex?

Since it was introduced to the public in 1915 Pyrex has become an integral part of our baking things. We have become so comfy with the idea of baking in glassware that sometimes we don't even realize that Pyrex is a very special type of glass. Allow me to explain what's special about this popular brand of bakeware and how it is made.

Why is Pyrex Special?

Glass is basically made by cooking crystalline materials, usually sand, until they melt together into a new molecular structure that cools into what we know as glass. Regular glass, i.e basic glass untreated with other chemicals, is brittle and shatters when exposed to just a little heat. In 1915 researchers trying to make heat resistant glass found that by adding boric acid to their basic glass mixture they could make the glass sustain a bit more heat before breaking. After more trial and error they came up with a perfect glass formula which was patented under the name Pyrex.

How Pyrex is Made

Today this signature type of heat resistant glass know as commonly as Pyrex is still made by mixing this exact ratio of silicon dioxide with boric acid. These two basic ingredients are ground to an amazingly fine powder and melted together in huge tanks along with a few other additives. As you might suspect, the temperature must be extreme to melt the silicon rich sand into liquid. Temperatures are usually cranked up as high as 2,912 degrees F for as long as an entire day. The molten glass is then gradually piped from the boiler to the shaping machines.

Shaping the Pyrex

The shaping of the massive quantity of molten glass is done by machines depending on the desired product. For example as the reddish goo pours out of the boiler some of it is channeled into a baking dish mold. A plunger quickly descends to squish the liquid glass all around the mold, turning it instantaneously into a perfect dish. This whole process of shaping the glass is done with stunning speed, because as soon as the liquid begins to cool it becomes stiff and unworkable.

So there you have it. Thanks to the dedication of those researchers nearly a century ago, we have heat resistant glass. Though we take it for granted, without this unique type of glass so many things, from the baking dishes to light bulbs to lab beakers, would be impossible. Can you imagine a world, or even a home, without heat resistant glass?

What Is Pyrex?

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