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Glass is typically heat treated horizontally, carried on a bed of ceramic rollers. Contact with these ceramic rollers causes surface waves on the face of the glass, and will cause distortion when viewing reflected images from a distance. This distortion is inherent in the heat treating process and is not considered a defect.
