A scientist from the Corning Glass Works manufacturing company in New York brought his wife a sawed-off battery jar made of the so-called borosilicate glass, resistant to heat and mechanical abuse.

纽约康宁玻璃制造公司的一名科学家给妻子带了一个用所谓硼硅酸盐玻璃制作的蓄电池壳，能耐热和机械冲击。