Web browser and LIGO: what they have in common
- Step 1. Web browser — uses — World Wide Web. It displays web pages.
- Step 2. World Wide Web — uses — Internet. The web runs on top of the Internet.
- Step 3. Internet — is made of — Silica (sand). The backbones are silica optical fibre.
- Step 4. Silica (sand) — is material for — LIGO. The mirrors are fused silica.