r/WatchPeopleDieInside • • Jul 29 '26

The glass exploded

Had to watch it a few times to see what he hit.

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u/TheOneWhoCannotAbide 13d ago

More like the glass lost it's temper... Budum-tish

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u/TheSpitalian 26d ago

This happened to me a couple of months ago. I pulled the large tempered glass shelf out of the fridge to clean it. After I cleaned it I laid it on a towel to dry while I cleaned the other shelves. I went to pick up the large shelf to finish drying it & as I went to pick it up it exploded in my hands. I wanted to cry cleaning up that mess. It went everywhere. I can’t believe the distance I was finding pieces of glass from where it actually happened.

I couldn’t figure out WTH happened. I spoke to my parents later that day (I live in another state) & told them what happened & my dad asked “did you clean it with hot water?” & I said “yeah,” & he said “that’s why!”

It was such a “duh, how did I not realize this” 🤪 kind of moment. I’ve done this so many times without incident, but I guess my luck finally ran out.

I’m still finding little pieces of glass two months later! 🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/Beneficial-Age-4059 Sep 02 '26

On my brothers first day at the tempered glass factory one exploded fresh out of the oven and cut into an artery in a kids arm near him. He said blood was pouring out like a faucet. Surprisingly he didn’t quit right then. I would have.

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u/BlitzAtk Sep 02 '26

I feel like this happens often at a glass business.

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u/batrushaha Aug 24 '26

25 days and I'm still waiting for Stone Cold Steve Austin to jump out!

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u/sweaty_wraps Aug 29 '26

30 days now....still no STONE COLD

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u/Southern-Worker7762 2h ago

66 and counting

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u/Abject_Jump9617 Aug 14 '26

Now you see it, now you dont!

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u/Sea-Course-5171 Aug 04 '26

Glass sometimes just does that tbf. It's rare, but if the glass cools unevenly in just the right way, it can develop unstable tension on the inside, causing it to be shockingly fragile.

A glassmaker my uncle knew was really good at intentionally doing this, with his magnum opus being a glass bottle that you could throw at a wall and it wouldn't shatter, but putting a feather inside would cause it to explode into fine dust.

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u/SextupleRed Aug 05 '26

It's a Rupert's tear but in bottle form

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u/Significant-Horse625 Aug 05 '26

I should of paid attention in science class. That's wild!

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u/kurumeramen Aug 13 '26

Should "of" paid attention in English class too.

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u/OkTheme7105 Aug 17 '26

It’s should HAVE, if you’re gonna correct someone with their English do it well or shut up

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u/kurumeramen Aug 18 '26

Wow it's almost as if that's exactly the point

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u/Significant-Horse625 Aug 14 '26

Shut up and get a life! This post is old! There's been laws passed, celebrity hospitalizations and there's BEEN TWO NFL GAMES! Appreciate ya response. Touch some grass or smoke some. (Edit: Changed Football to NFL. 

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u/Gran-Aneurysmo 26d ago

Need a hug?

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u/Byder Aug 05 '26

And when we're at it: You should HAVE paid attention in english class. The word you're looking for is HAVE.

"Have you bought milk?" -"Yes I have".

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u/Byder Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Thanks for pointing that out. This probably happened because the german "wenn" could sometimes be translated as "when" but in this case "while" would have been correct. It's an easy trap to fall into because of the similarity of both words.

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u/Osinacho Aug 07 '26

You're German? Oh...

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u/Osinacho Aug 06 '26

This ain't even a micro aggression, ts a MACRO one, holy shit 😭 leave us alone

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u/Byder Aug 06 '26

English is my second language and I simply can not believe how many native speakers don't know the word 'have'. I always think "This person makes it pretty obvious that they have never read a book."

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u/Significant-Horse625 Aug 07 '26

Lol, I HAVE to agree. I overly read, and still don't know shit! I mispronounce words, mix up names, talk really fast. I'm not THAT sensitive no need to apologize. I really do appreciate it! 

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u/Osinacho Aug 07 '26

It's not about being sensitive, it's about putting respect on our name, because people are way to comfortable with disrespecting Black people!

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u/Significant-Horse625 Aug 08 '26

I'm use to it. Grateful and at peace with knowing I will live and die being unlike any of them. This World will create titles and stories without your control or consent. I'm just incredibly joyful in all misery assured, it ends with me. 

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u/Osinacho Aug 10 '26

I'm just saying it doesn't have to be like that. ♥️

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u/Osinacho Aug 06 '26

If we really want to be pedantic:

You put the period outside the quotation marks after the word "have."

You misused singular quotation marks, which are reserved for quotes within quotes.

You could also contract the "this person makes it pretty obvious that they have never read a book" to "[...] that they've never read a book."

Pardon my saying this if it wasn't your actual intent, but you most likely meant "cannot" as opposed to "can not."

"English is my second language and [...]" should have "but" in the end, not "and", seeing as you're trying to illustrate that even a non-native speaker like you cannot fathom the supposed lack of the word "have" in many presumably native speakers' vocabularies; need I go on?

I have an inkling you're going to delete your comment as soon as you see this, so I'm going to paste it here for context, Byder.

Their comment:

English is my second language and I simply can not believe how many native speakers don't know the word 'have'. I always think "This person makes it pretty obvious that they have never read a book."

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u/Silence-of-Death Aug 08 '26

Is putting the period inside quotation marks if they are at the end of a sentence an american writing convention? I always write them outside of them since they’re not part of the quote.

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u/Osinacho Aug 10 '26

I think it's for both American and British English. Can't speak for the rest though.

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u/Byder Aug 06 '26

My reaction is a mixture of "lol" and "touché". But I'm more on the "lol"-side because of your wording.

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u/Osinacho Aug 06 '26

The wording was to set up a part of the comment— specifically "pardon my saying this" section, as it's a grammatical quick many point out as incorrect, even though it isn't. I admittedly wanted to see whether or not you'd fall for it, petty as it is. I thought especially that my relatively posh way of speaking would set it up even better, because when one feels that someone is talking down to them, they often grasp for things they can use to bring the other one down, hence increasing the likelihood of you commenting on it.

Now, would you do the honors and apologize to her? Not for "correcting" her per-se, but for the unwarranted rudeness. Nothing I can force you to do, and I honestly don't think you're the type who would apologize for that as this is no doubt something you do on the regular ("this" meaning pestering people on their adherence to laws of society, language, etc.; most likely with a focus on Black people), but I mustn't act on assumptions before testing their validity, now should I?

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u/Significant-Horse625 Aug 07 '26

You're Beautiful! I LOVED IT! I LMFO the entire time! I appreciate the feedback! Not sensitive at all, but keenly aware of my faults! Your "critism" was ultra constructive and NEVER change! I'm probably never going to get it right. I'm not around many people concerned about improving, reflection or educating anyone. You are rarity, a gem! I never take for granted interacting with people who take the time to elevate me. Even more grateful for those who make me smile. I don't get out much, lol! (I also get etc., and ; and :. What happened to- s' only 's, now)? I need a YouTube video! 

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u/Osinacho Aug 07 '26

Ah, that was more directed to the other commenter who was kind of rude towards you. I wanted to point out that their English grammar wasn't perfect either, and the hypocrisy of judging someone for faults that oneself posseses. Frankly, I just don't like when people are especially rude towards my people, and especially not when it's towards black women, so that's the reason as to why I commented all this lol!

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u/Byder Aug 06 '26

I will treat this as a joke on your part if that's alright with you.

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u/Significant-Horse625 Aug 06 '26

Thanks! I was doomscrolling and exhausted. I am usually typing out a reply, checking the spelling, abandoning it. Look at five other post. Forget that tab is open. Overly confident the spelling, tone, spacing and phrasing is, "just so". Only to erase my question. Turn it into a statement. Because I have spent more time than I thought I would. Working on my follow through. Appreciate you! 

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u/Purple_Swordfish_182 Aug 03 '26

I mean at least it didn't break any of the others

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u/berkman92 Jul 31 '26

Tempered Glass?!

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u/blorg96 Aug 13 '26

Yes, tempered. Otherwise, he would be a bloody mess from broken shards of annealed glass.

It makes me cringe: bare hands, t-shirt, possibly not wearing safety glasses.

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u/Zaiakusin Aug 03 '26

Yep. Strong as fuck....when installed. But any little chip or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/LadyKlepsydra Aug 03 '26

Well that seems like an obvious design flaw

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u/moverwhomovesthings Aug 07 '26

It's not a flaw it's a limitation of the material. Obviously tempered glass witg strong edges would be nice, but you can't have both

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u/LadyKlepsydra Aug 07 '26

Thank you for the explanation!

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u/BigBadSheep13 Aug 04 '26

Its a security feature, rather than getting scliced in half by big pieces you wont get cut at all by those thousands of small pieces

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u/reginaldvanwilder Aug 04 '26

Are the little pieces safe to eat?

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u/BigBadSheep13 Aug 04 '26

Everything is possible once

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u/Zaiakusin Aug 03 '26

Yep. Strong as fuck....when installed. But any little chip or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/The_Kemono Aug 03 '26

Yep. Strong as fuck....when installed. But any little chip or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/Stammbaumpirat Aug 03 '26

Yep. Strong as fuck....when installed. But any little chip or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/GroundbreakingToe780 Aug 04 '26

Yep. Strong as fuck....when installed. But any little chip or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/Duzzer_One Aug 04 '26

Yep. Strong as fuck....when installed. But any little chip or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/XblastBR Aug 04 '26

Yep. Strong as chip....when installed. But any little fuck or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/Secretaccount_2025 Aug 04 '26

Yep. Strong as fuck....when installed. But any little chip or bump on the edges makes em explode

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u/CaptainMacMillan Jul 31 '26

Man he hit that thing as dead on the corner as possible, there was no hope

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u/LARRYVOND13 Jul 30 '26

Wait till it's leaded. I used to do lead designs on these units. 2000x2000 unit, all done and dusted....BOOM.

You can only really stand there, with toughened glass, one little ping on the corner and it just fucking shatters into a million bits.

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u/Hibana__ Jul 30 '26

PPE nowhere in sight 😂

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u/EE-Diaz Aug 04 '26

OSHA where are you 🤣

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u/pud_009 Aug 03 '26

He was wearing it right before the start of the video but it also all exploded into a million little bits.

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u/Hibana__ Aug 03 '26

😭😆

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u/MatsSvensson Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

It's like the video of the raccoon trying to wash his cotton candy.

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u/Meltedwhisky Jul 30 '26

Oh, that one makes me want to cry every time I see it

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u/Abject_Jump9617 Aug 14 '26

Just saw the rest of the video , apparently they gave him more cotton candy afterwards. It took 2 more failings before he finally learned it cannot go on water.

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u/MC_Dickie Jul 30 '26

It's the vibrations, he rested it on the bottom as he pushed it, that frequency of vibration was enough to make it pop

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u/Primalbuttplug Jul 30 '26

It's tempered glass, he chipped an edge. Nothing to do with vibrations. 

Source: Me, I've worked in every stage of glass manufacturing for 20 years.

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u/MC_Dickie Aug 02 '26

I watched it again and you're probably correct, however vibrations can still kill tempered glass, I don't know why you think that's impossible, especially if you've worked in that industry...

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u/Primalbuttplug Aug 02 '26

Nothing is impossible although, it is extremely improbable. I have worked in the industry from manufacturing raw glass all the way up to making the windows for homes, this includes tempering and heat treating glass, and I have not once seen a frequency break tempered glass. 

It's always vibration accompanied by a snag or bounce, and inevitably it's the snag or bounce that breaks the glass.

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u/dementorpoop Jul 30 '26

Not if it’s tempered. In that case placing it on the rack may have chipped an edge and that’s all it takes for catastrophic failure

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u/hongducwb Jul 30 '26

still better than a chinese man which cut by thousand of shattered glass when it fall on him @@ working with glass is double edge knife lol

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u/Rezclub7 Jul 30 '26

When it's toughened glass it's not exactly dangerous because it explodes into little cubes. I had a skylight explode over me when I was installing one once. My main concern was keeping my balance on top of the ladder, not the glass. Float glass won't explode as far as I know but more likely to shatter into dangerous shards.

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u/dementorpoop Jul 30 '26

I think you mean tempered, and it’s still sharp just much much smaller pieces which are less likely to leave deep gashes

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u/Stlr_Mn Jul 30 '26

Tempered and toughened are Interchangeable words in regard to glass

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u/hongducwb Jul 30 '26

But it pretty damn heavy and i dont want to carry those, my desk have 2m long but it weight about 60kg lol, the door is about 100kg, the small desk only 25-30 but still feel heavy asf

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u/415646464e4155434f4c Jul 30 '26

He just found out how tempered glass works. Relieved the stress and boom: a million pieces.

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u/Trance354 Jul 30 '26

Most pieces of glass have a weak point. Hit that weak point, that happens.

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u/Primalbuttplug Jul 30 '26

Only tempered glass breaks into small pieces like this. The edge is the weak point. Heat strengthened glad also breaks into many pieces, but they are a bit larger.

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u/FuryMaker Jul 30 '26

Had to watch it a few times to see what he hit

Would be good if you could tell me, cause I have no idea.

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u/pyrowipe Jul 30 '26

He hits it on the bottom towards the front on the shelf corner. You can pause and see the shatter lines all point to it.

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u/ItsNotBigBrainTime Jul 30 '26

He hit the corner of the shelf he was trying to put it on against the bottom edge of the glass. Pretty dumbass setup to store loose panes if you ask me.

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u/Apprehensive_Ad3731 Jul 30 '26

Yeah lots of people don’t realise that leaning glass on that edge isn’t just taking weight from the lift. It’s pressing all the weight in to that one spot on a piece of glass.

May as well try bend it.

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u/Pot8obois Jul 30 '26

Today I lost my lunch because I accidentally dropped the glass container it was in 😭🤣

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u/Blisskeys Jul 30 '26

Next anime series

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u/Which_Ad_4544 Jul 30 '26

I can already here the AI voiceover on the YT shorts.

"But then learned the glass was worth nine, zero zero zero dollars."

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u/MelaKnight_Man Jul 30 '26

So not to steal the thread but there are a lot of glass workers in here...

About 15-20 years ago or so I went into a store that had a "frameless" glass door and it seemed as soon as I "touched" the handle to begin pulling it, the door exploded and I was standing there holding the handle while everyone in 100 yards was looking at me. Luckily I was kind of angled to the door and was able to turn my head away. I ended up with some superficial cuts on my hand.

I apologized repeatedly and said I barely touched the handle I didn't yank on it hard or anything. The employees and the manager came over to check on me. I had some minor cuts so they took me to the back gave me some Band-Aids and then when I got home I used peroxide and stuff and washed everything up.

I assumed it was cracked behind the brass handle and it was ready to shatter when I put a little pressure on it?

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u/GigglesMJ Jul 30 '26

Yeah, often those handles get installed through holes that are cut with abrasive tools, and they never get flame polished. Flame polishing is important because it’s the best way to remove the millions of tiny cleavage points (scratches) the abrasive tools create. Glass is pretty strong when there are no scratches in it! The reason most glass like that doesn’t get fire polished is because it’s extremely finicky and expensive to do with that type of glass (by and large soda lime glass).

So then you end up with a handle that transfers force directly to the weak spot. They’re stupid doors. As a glassblower, I wish they wouldn’t. Idiots and nincompoops all.

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u/Primalbuttplug Jul 30 '26

We always used water to bevel or polish. Never even heard of flame polishing. 

It's more likely the handle itself was not installed with a buffer between the metal and glass. 

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u/MelaKnight_Man Jul 30 '26

This will sound corny, but when I was driving home, I kinda chuckled to myself "Heh, I guess I don't know my own strength..." In a "Clark Kent" moment. 😅

Thanks for the info! I got to see some glassblowers on a trip to Virginia once, you guys can do some amazing things with a glob of molten glass and a pair of pliers. 👍🏽

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u/abigfatnoob102 Jul 30 '26

off topic peroxide does more damage to the healing process than good

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u/FjordExplorer Jul 30 '26

Off Topic Peroxide is a good band name. Or movie title.

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u/RoyBeer Jul 30 '26

What's wrong with good ol' IPA

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u/ghe5 Jul 30 '26

Beer is not a good disinfectant I think.

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u/RoyBeer Jul 30 '26

Hey, you don't even know me

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u/ghe5 Jul 30 '26

But I know some good IPAs

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u/abigfatnoob102 Jul 30 '26

it creates more damage it doesn't just kill bacteira but also the bodies cells slowing wound healing and giving more chance for infection best way to clean ur wounds it with saline or just plain tap water. It used to be recommended to use but that pratice is outdated

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u/RoyBeer Jul 30 '26

Ah, thanks for explaining what's wrong with peroxide.

However, my "question" was more like an agreement with your statement and additionally "yeah, why don't people use Isopropyl alcohol instead?"

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u/abigfatnoob102 Jul 30 '26

that issue applies to both of them

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u/Get_In_Me_Swamp Jul 30 '26

IPA is not hydrogen peroxide.

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u/RoyBeer Jul 30 '26

I know, I explained it in the other comment. This was a misunderstanding :)

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u/Level_Bobcat_8729 Jul 30 '26

Ice done something similar, that shit embeds itself in your hands. He'll be feeling that for weeks after

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u/WidgetMakerToday Jul 30 '26

No gloves. No safety glasses. No sense.

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u/Xianfox Jul 30 '26

I got a new boss due to a very similar situation.

2nd day on my new job (couple of decades ago) my boss told me to move a tempered glass panel from a display case to another location. Given it was almost 4’ x 7’ I said this looks like a 2-man move and requested assistance. She told me to move it myself and walked off.

So I did. I got about 3/4 of the way there when the glass panel shattered in my hands. I got several lacerations on my arms and one on my face from the flying glass. I transported myself to the er and wound ip with 5 wounds being stiched including the one on my face by a plastic surgeon. Plus x-rays to ensure i didn’t have any glass in my eyes. Because it was workman’s comp I also had to complete a drug test.

When i returned to work, HR had me fill out an accident report. One of the last questions was “How could this accident have been prevented?” So i wrote that my boss could have supplied help for what was clearly a 2-man job when i asked for it in the first place.

Fortunately, even though surveillance cameras didn’t see our interaction, the audio mic on the camera picked up the conversation. When I got to work the next day, I was introduced to my new boss.

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u/AdvancedBlacksmith66 Jul 30 '26

I feel like I’ve read this exact comment before…

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u/SrGomezito Jul 30 '26

I feel like I’ve read this exact comment before…

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u/pikachu_sashimi Jul 30 '26

I feel like you’ve read this exact comment before…

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u/_bahnjee_ Aug 01 '26

Wow… vuga dé. Ya know, that feeling like you’ve never done this before…

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u/Ws6fiend Jul 30 '26

Glad you're okay.

A friend of my parents from their church had a similar thing happen except it was a much much bigger pallet of glass being moved by forklift. He was crushed as the weight shifted and is now permanently a paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair.

Pretty much after I heard about what happened to him I now refuse to do anywork I feel is unsafe. I'd rather take my write up or be fired. OSHA safety and standards are written in blood.

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u/Columbus43219 Jul 30 '26

I worked for a very short time in IT at the Ohio Workers Comp department. The things i saw come through the system in that six weeks still makes me cringe.

Of course every time I'd blanche, some long timer would tell me their favorite horror story they remembered.

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u/No_Sense_7316 Jul 29 '26

Off to the salt mines!

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u/DogPile4203 Jul 29 '26

Tempered glass has its weak spots, especially mid way through an edge placed onto a corner. Thought thats common sense though

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u/dericn Jul 29 '26

He looks as confused as the raccoon washing cotton candy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/wlpvcx/to_wash_cotton_candy/

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u/DrFreudEKat Jul 30 '26

That raccoon video was really sad dawg.

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u/showMeYourCroissant Jul 29 '26

I'm obviously not an engineer and all but why is glass used more than acrylics?

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u/ReddBroccoli Jul 29 '26

It's less toxic for one thing, not that most companies really care about that

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u/thatoneblackguy17 Jul 29 '26

Acrylics are useful in certain situations, but they are prone to wear, scratches, and they fade over time. Glass is durable, scratch resistant, and exudes a sense of finish and quality...if you dont do anything to break it lol

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u/EntertainmentTrick58 Jul 29 '26

I'd assume its harder to scratch

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u/arun4567 Jul 29 '26

Definition of brittleness

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u/bigredcar Jul 29 '26

Something like this happened to my grandfather who worked in a glass factory in the early 1900s. A sheet of glass was being carried near him and broke. A falling piece hit his neck and he almost died of blood loss. The scar was really impressive. All this before antibiotics.

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u/bertrum666 Jul 29 '26

Back to work after 55 minutes!

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u/mofrappa Jul 29 '26

I worked in a tempering facility a while ago. When youre packing the glass and a one breaks while you're holding it, its the weirdest feeling.

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u/Specialist_Peanut950 Jul 29 '26

Cool gloves and wrist protection

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u/mofrappa Jul 29 '26

Its tempered, he's fine

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u/Columbus43219 Jul 30 '26

Found the OSHA inspector!

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u/newfiedante Jul 30 '26

I install tempered glass sheets into bus stops. Had one explode in my hand a few weeks back and a piece sliced my finger to the bone. Its only really not a hazard after the explosion. When it explodes it can cause some damage

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u/Stocky_aust Jul 29 '26

Tempered glass exploded and cut my bosses thumb off while he was carrying it, gloves and guanlets should be used in every circumstance.

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u/My_Immortl Jul 29 '26

Feel like his shirt would change to red if it wasn't.

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u/vcdrny Jul 29 '26

Legends say he still standing there wondering what happened.

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u/Easy-Preparation-234 Jul 29 '26

I worked at a glass factory and it was my least favorite job

Glass is heavy and it breaks so easily

Gotta just count slabs of glass one by one and oops you accidently let it flop too hard and now its broken

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u/TheB1G_Lebowski Jul 29 '26

I worked with glass for 5 years in a manufacturing plant.  There was a raw edge that didn't get "seamed" correctly, when part of that edge touched the metal edge of the shelving that's what started the microscopic chip, that turned to a break from the mass of the glass.  

That's my guess anyway.  

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u/Luminous_Winds Jul 29 '26

It's a dumb rack. High up, metal framework, no pads (that I can see). Wooden a-frames are the industry standard for a reason.

The guy isn't even wearing safety gear. Shop is just one huge lawsuit waiting to happen.

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u/TheB1G_Lebowski Jul 30 '26

Industry standard...ehhhhh.  Not in the 2 glass factories I've worked at.  1 made automotive glass for all the big brands (Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Mercedes , etc).  You'd be surprised how glass gets packed and shipped. 

But also, yes you're correct that their setup is absolutely horrible and dangerous.  

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u/Glittering-Try1045 Jul 29 '26

The corners of glass are very fragile. I worked in a glass factory and my first day a guy took a mallet and hit a piece of glass with it right in the middle to show that glass was sturdy, but they took some scrap and barely hit the corner on the edge of the dumpster and it shattered everywhere.

Lost so many pieces because I just barely hit the corner on the truck.

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u/invokefever Jul 29 '26

Looks like the top edge of the glass hit the glass already on the rack. But our cameras are about as good as our OSHA compliance so it's hard to see.

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u/Columbus43219 Jul 30 '26

The cameras aren't paid off yet.

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u/patcoz Jul 29 '26

I like that you have to say serious question because all of reddit is people just upvoting the worst and most obvious joke.

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u/GlopThatBoopin Jul 29 '26

Reddit is unfortunately notoriously unfunny

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u/A11theWarhammers Jul 29 '26

Im not smart or anything but worked a few shifts at the hardware store. Old fella told me, "Don't rub the edge(except on the cloth ramp) or it'll rattle and break".

Guess he was right.

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u/Yamfambam Jul 29 '26

This happened to my back windshield one day.

I had to watch the video bc I was almost sure something broke it.

It spontaneously broke just like this.

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u/TheB1G_Lebowski Jul 29 '26

Was it a Ford Explorer?  Somewhere from 2004-2010 model?  

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u/Napalm_B Jul 29 '26

This one wasn't spontaneous. He hit the edge of the panel on the corner of the metal frame trying to place it.

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u/AgentCatBot Jul 29 '26

Also had my sunroof spontaneously explode. I suspect the sun on the outside and air conditioner on the inside made it happen. Just an empty road on a nice hot day and then BOOM.

For insurance reasons, all parties agreed it must have been a stray rock afterall because the insurance couldn't understand that it was spontaneous, that there was just no way that could have happened.

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u/Martin_Aurelius Jul 29 '26

Did your sunroof have tint film on it? I know aftermarket tinting can cause sunroofs to spontaneously shatter.

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u/AgentCatBot Jul 29 '26

No, just stock tinting. Maybe it was a stray bullet or a meteorite.

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u/calfuris Jul 30 '26

Some tempered glass is just on a timer. A tiny NiS inclusion in the wrong place will eventually cause spontaneous shattering.

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u/EthanBradberries420 Jul 29 '26

Was the defroster on?

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u/Yamfambam Jul 29 '26

No. Sunny day 75° even weather.

I read up on it. Apparently it’s a thing that happens.

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u/Uncaring_Dispatcher Jul 29 '26

Don't believe anything you read. It's aliens.

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u/nsefan Jul 29 '26

Very bad tempered glass!

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u/heehooman Jul 29 '26

Big brain joke right there

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u/Clerick_Aegis Jul 29 '26

Glass these days man 😤😤

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u/capedcrsader12 Jul 29 '26

Lol, I read your comment scrolled past then realised the joke and had a good laugh 😆😆😆, had to come back to give an upvote.

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u/Devilswings5 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Tempered glass is very strong but if u nik it will turn into a million peices in an instant, it looks like he niked the corner putting it in the storage bay.

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u/sinisterdesign Jul 29 '26

Good thing he had his backwards cap eye protection on

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u/Dangerous_Junket_773 Jul 29 '26

Protip for anyone breaking car windows: aim for the corners. 

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u/JacksonCorbett Jul 29 '26

I'm just offended the guy wasn't wearing cut resistant gloves.

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u/TheB1G_Lebowski Jul 29 '26

I worked in a factory that made tempered glass, yes he should have some kind of cut proof PPE on and metatarsal boots.  

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u/Ok-Accident8422 Jul 29 '26

tempered glass when it breaks isn't very sharp.

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u/BolunZ6 Jul 29 '26

Still enough to cut your skin, not enough to make your blood pour out like a knife cut

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u/invokefever Jul 29 '26

It's not the best place to work that's for sure.

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u/DazB1ane Jul 29 '26

Or safety glasses

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u/A_Math_Dealer Jul 29 '26

Or safety Crocs

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u/I_TheJester_I Jul 29 '26

He had safety glass in his hands.

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u/mental_reincarnation Jul 29 '26

OSHA is a suggestion

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u/CupDelicious Jul 29 '26

Optional Suggestions Hopefully Acknowledged

Or

Oops Someone Had An accident

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u/ArtemisInSpace Jul 29 '26

Suggestions written in blood

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u/SmokeMaximum4140 Jul 29 '26

Homie is like.... fukkkk now I gotta clean that shit up.

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u/decayingmoths Jul 29 '26

They explode if two people don’t hold them? Can you explain what’s happening in the video

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u/just_nobodys_opinion Jul 29 '26

Edges are a weak point. If you balance the edge of a pane of glass on a corner, good luck.

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u/nekekamii Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Tempered glass's structure is under serious pressure but it's what holds it together and keeps it strong. Think of every particle pushing and pulling on each other really hard locking the whole thing into one shape. With that pressure if one part gets out of balance the whole thing pops apart and self destructs. So when he set it down on an edge it plinked it just enough to throw that balance off and poof, glass dust, well lots and lots of tiny glass
That's also why it kind of hangs in the air after it broke for a sec, all the little bits jumped away from each other

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u/Awing9 Jul 29 '26

The bottom of the glass pane hits the corner of the shelf he is trying to put it on. Even though he can lift the pane easily, it doesn’t mean that he can maneuver it as delicately that is needed for glass. With 2 people the weight is less and you can maneuver it more carefully so this doesn’t happen

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