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Cory · #1 08-11-05, 09:05 AM

The strangest thing had happened when I got home from work and the gym last night. I walk into my house and hear this cracking sound coming from the living room. I look to see that my glass top desk has shattered into a million pieces all over the floor. My computer seems to be fine but I just don't see any evidence of foul play. It was tempered glass like auto glass, so thats why it shattered into thousands of tiny pieces.

Can this type of glass just do this by itself or do you guys have any idea? The desk is right in front of a window. Could the sun have heated it up too much and then it shattered when it cooled? Has this ever happened to any of you guys because this is just too freaky? Nobody broke in and just my landlord has a key and he is the nicest guy on earth.

bellx1 · #2 08-11-05, 09:18 AM

Damn thats strange.... could have been the heat....

though I am not sure ... WHAT A MESS i bet

bad14u · #3 08-11-05, 09:34 AM

If it is tempered glass it wouldn't have been the heat that did it. Was the glass supporting the weight of the computer by itself or was it on top of a hard wood desk? Do you have any pets that may have jumped up there and added too much weight on the glass? Was there something place up above that could have fallen and landed on it?

wheyman · #4 08-11-05, 09:35 AM

probably some kids messing around or something...If you throw a little white piece of a spark plug at a window it will shatter it..

bad14u · #5 08-11-05, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wheyman

probably some kids messing around or something...If you throw a little white piece of a spark plug at a window it will shatter it..

What the heck? Go read his post again!

wheyman · #6 08-11-05, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by bad14u

What the heck? Go read his post again!

Didn't see that part about it being the top of the computer desk.. Damn, calm down dude it will be all right!! No need to get your jock strap twisted.

Cory · #7 08-11-05, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bad14u

If it is tempered glass it wouldn't have been the heat that did it. Was the glass supporting the weight of the computer by itself or was it on top of a hard wood desk? Do you have any pets that may have jumped up there and added too much weight on the glass? Was there something place up above that could have fallen and landed on it?

The glass was very thick and supported by a very heavy durable steel frame. The computer tower is on the floor. The only thing that it was supporting was a very light flat panel monitor, and a couple of small speakers and a small lamp. There are a few misc. odds and ends in the line of office supplies, but nothing of any great weight. My keyboard and mouse were under the glass on a separate pull out shelf. No pets and nothing hanging above the desk. I am baffled.

Cory · #8 08-11-05, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bellx1

Damn thats strange.... could have been the heat....

though I am not sure ... WHAT A MESS i bet

You're telling me!! There was glass in every nook and cranny you could imagine. I got as much of the big stuff up as I could with thick gloves on and then vacuumed up all the little shards. I'm definitely going to be wearing flip flops in the living room for a while until I vacuum a few more times.

bad14u · #9 08-11-05, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Cory

I am baffled.

Don't know what to tell you C!

Cory · #10 08-11-05, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bad14u

Don't know what to tell you C!

I know!! I'm actually starting to wonder if my landlord had something to do with it. He may be some kind of freak. It just doesn't make sense that this shit exploded on its own.

***THE BOUNCER*** · #11 08-11-05, 10:28 AM

Ya, I would bet that someone was in there messing around and did it on accident or something. Either that, or your shit is haunted. Something like that just dosent happen for nothing.

wnabeabeast · #12 08-11-05, 05:49 PM

Gym I used to worked at had a tempered glass door for the aerobic room,one night it just blew in to million pieces front of our eyes for no reason.there weren't any classes it was around closing time so luckly no body was injured but it was freaky.so I guess they break on theirown sometimes

SonofBone · #13 08-11-05, 06:46 PM

This isn't related other than glass exploding, but one time in my early 20's I used a Pyrex dish on the stove top. Well, everything seemed to be going fine until I tried to remove the dish w/the cooked goods in it. Turns out that the bottom was melted to the stove top. Instead of just leaving it alone and trying to get it once it cooled off, I decided I'd add some cold water to it and try to get it before the glass completely hardened on the stove top. It only took one drop and the thing exploded like a firecracker. Talk about a real mess.

njjuicer · #14 08-11-05, 08:04 PM

funny you say this i helped a frined replace her windsheild on her durango last week i suspected form the eheat it craked basiclly out of nowhere none threw anything at or or was messin around it jsut sat out in the sun all day she hit it wth the sprinkler and next thign u know it was cracked.....

Cory · #15 08-11-05, 08:52 PM

well, I guess I will never really know. Maybe it just felt like cracking up to pieces...the selfish BASTARD!!!

Timma · #16 08-12-05, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by njjuicer

funny you say this i helped a frined replace her windsheild on her durango last week i suspected form the eheat it craked basiclly out of nowhere none threw anything at or or was messin around it jsut sat out in the sun all day she hit it wth the sprinkler and next thign u know it was cracked.....

Extreme change in temp can do that to glass.

DeaDLifteR · #17 08-13-05, 11:21 PM

ok i'll be the bigger man here and come clean
it was me, i was looking for your "special" supps, and i tripped and fell into your desk......sorry bro

Cory · #18 08-14-05, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DeaDLifteR

ok i'll be the bigger man here and come clean
it was me, i was looking for your "special" supps, and i tripped and fell into your desk......sorry bro

IntensityX · #19 08-14-05, 09:38 PM

I know your protecting him but admit it Cory you and NJ had wild sex on that desk

njjuicer · #20 08-14-05, 09:48 PM

still fanticizing about me and other men doing things i see ,when are u gonna realize ill never have sex with u or any othe rguy u fucking cocksucker!!! u space mtn & cory can have all the "fun" yous want jsut leave my good name out of it!!!

**Shibby** · #21 08-14-05, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by njjuicer

still fanticizing about me and other men doing things i see ,when are u gonna realize ill never have sex with u or any othe rguy u fucking cocksucker!!! u space mtn & cory can have all the "fun" yous want jsut leave my good name out of it!!!

Interesting how your attention is magicly drawn to one of Cory's threads...

space mountain · #22 08-15-05, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by njjuicer

still fanticizing about me and other men doing things i see ,when are u gonna realize ill never have sex with u or any othe rguy u fucking cocksucker!!! u space mtn & cory can have all the "fun" yous want jsut leave my good name out of it!!!

lol what up NJ?

BBAddict · #23 08-18-05, 06:59 AM

Glass can do that on it's own, kinda-it has an explanation. It can be the effect of EAC (environmentally assisted cracking) which means that changes in humidity and temperature propogate microcracks that can eventually lead to failure. A small amount of stress on the material that does not cause failure initially can become greater localized stresses as microcracks grow and can cause sudden failure.
I know in New Orleans, you can get a lot of changes in humidity and that could be really bad for it. Don't let it keep you from getting another one though-it's obviously pretty rare!