tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4621746382066468725..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Exploding household glassMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19121206545867426492012-08-27T08:05:04.223-05:002012-08-27T08:05:04.223-05:00My two experiences:
1. Family gathering when '...My two experiences:<br />1. Family gathering when 'Microwave safe' glass was still a new thing. The hot glass was placed on the cool dining room table and *BooM* - meal cancelled, everyone and thing covered in glass, complete mess, no injuries.<br />2. Family gathering, hot food placed on glass coffee table... *BooM*<br />You would think I would have learned by now but I am typing at a desk that is also glass... No hot drinks allowed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44022173392194928132012-08-26T21:36:15.906-05:002012-08-26T21:36:15.906-05:00While in college I worked at an arcade. One of my...While in college I worked at an arcade. One of my tasks was to clean the playing surface of the pinball machines. This involved removed the tempered glass tops, then sliding them back on after cleaning was complete. <br /><br />One day, I picked up the sheet of glass to slide it back in, and it just exploded in my hands, showering small chunks of glass everywhere, but mostly into the pinball machine itself. I just closed my eyes when the explosion happened, and when I opened them, I was standing in the middle of a pile of glass, holding a chunk in each hand with empty space in between. There was not a scratch on me.<br /><br />Mavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24609970715095628982012-08-25T23:19:49.462-05:002012-08-25T23:19:49.462-05:00Actually, if a piece of glass is not completely, t...Actually, if a piece of glass is not completely, totally, homogeneous in terms of it's thermal expansion rating, it is nearly destined to eventually blow up or shatter spontaneously. Something I learned working with art glass. It can happen with cheaper glass from unknown origins, or even with expensive glass where small mistakes are made.Nathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1345602832881534782012-08-24T21:33:47.048-05:002012-08-24T21:33:47.048-05:00Good links. Thanks, xcentric.Good links. Thanks, xcentric.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72277797685240346102012-08-24T19:33:21.943-05:002012-08-24T19:33:21.943-05:00My physics teacher used to demonstrate the teardro...My physics teacher used to demonstrate the teardrop behavior using a simple coke bottle.<br /><br />An explanation here:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_bottle<br />A link to video here:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMEmR-grjNAxcentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204805297770659537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60446173520147836952012-08-24T12:18:34.970-05:002012-08-24T12:18:34.970-05:00I was sitting next to a sheet of tempered glass at...I was sitting next to a sheet of tempered glass at the airport in Milwaukee that exploded for no reason.<br /><br />Was a pretty tense scene given that it was at the airport.Chemmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15876764848455502787noreply@blogger.com