r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/invokefever • Jul 29 '26

The glass exploded

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

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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.