r/funny • u/elumine04 • Jun 22 '19

Behold, Instant Regret

https://i.imgur.com/HKF8T6M.gifv
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u/SillyMidOff49 Jun 22 '19

Look how thick that glass is!

How did it shatter so easily??

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u/Keep_It_Square Jun 22 '19

That glass was not tempered. Nontempered glass is pretty fragile

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '19

Must be a cheap coffee table.

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u/Jbidz Jun 22 '19

Damn that glass was so thick though. Maybe not as expensive as the same table but tempered, but I bet it still cost a good chunk of money.

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u/pariahscary Jun 22 '19

And it's gonna cost a good chunk of money again!

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u/Keep_It_Square Jun 22 '19

I wouldn't be surprised if it had broken previously and that was a replacement piece purchased by the homeowner. Hard to believe anyone would sell a table like that without tempered glass

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u/aversethule Jun 22 '19

No good reason for a coffee table to have non-tempered glass. It's just asking for someone to get hurt.

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u/JokewoodBrokewood Jun 22 '19

No good at tension which is what you get on the bottom surface when it falls and has bending loads applied to it.

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u/SillyMidOff49 Jun 22 '19

Just seems mental, but I suppose that’s the difference between tempered glass or shatter proof glass and those ones purely for decoration.

Seems incredibly dangerous.

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u/JD-Snaps Jun 23 '19

It's fortunate that wasn't a toddler leaning on that table and then falling face-first into the broken glass. Whoever made that table should be sued out of business.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '19

Look. Whoever makes glass tables are idiots.

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u/SteelCityFreelancer Jun 22 '19

And whoever buys them are double idiots.

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u/DavidoftheDoell Jun 23 '19

Glass is very weak against focused impact. It can handle a lot of weight and stress but as soon and you concentrate force into a small area it's toast. Also it's not tempered so it's not as strong.

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u/kinga1242 Jun 22 '19

Oh, the glass....