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iris5426 (697 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:34 AM Original message |
So what could cause a glass to spontaneously explode? |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. poltergeist?? |
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iris5426 (697 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. . |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. It may have had a flaw or a crack and the cold juice caused it to. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. That's what happened to the glass that shattered in my hand. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'd still wonder about a cat. |
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mth44sc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. was anyone singing? |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. very high pitched sound?. . . n/t |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. I had a glass shatter in my hands. I think the change in temps |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. stress cracks from the dishwasher |
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iris5426 (697 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. yeah she does... nt |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Our plates do that sometimes. |
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iris5426 (697 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Yeah I've read in a few places that dishwashers really reduce the life of your dishes... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I had a ceiling fan with lights once |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. And much more environmentally friendly than hand-washing. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Really? I never thought they were easier |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
8. It was Memorex, or... |
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iris5426 (697 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. That's a fun theory |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. was anyone using any electric appliances or tools at the time? |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
9. Our house disappears potato chips. Never takes the bag |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Mine does that with cookies! |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
10. We had such glasses and threw them out after multiple, similar experiences. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
11. Murphy's law |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
12. small crack, temperature change, probably other things can cause it too. |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. Tempered glass is strong, but when it fails, it fails catastrophically |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Right--I've had that happen a few times to fireplace screens |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. osama bin laden and al qaeda |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. Heat differentials. I've never seen sound waves shatter a full glass. |
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Eric Condon (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
27. I think Jim, the Waco Kid, shot at it and she just didn't notice. |
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