Boy's computer desk explodes after using it near radiator - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Electrocuter;46579919]Also this happened to my oven, the thing had a glass lid and one of the hinges was broken, so when it was open it must have slid into the hot iron bars and after a while it just shattered completely.[/QUOTE]Technically warping from heat doesn't cause a failure, if an immaculate piece of tempered glass was unevenly heated it would stretch and deform laterally as the structure realigned itself but would not shatter. What kills tempered glass, or any glass really, is the tiny surface imperfections that are driven deeper into the tense core. What makes tempered glass tempered is how it's under stress. Normal annealed glass (plate glass) shatters in long, spindly strands because it's been subjected to short-term stress in the form of an impact. Tempered glass is [i]always[/i] fighting itself, the outside is under intense compression and trying to collapse inward and the core is under constant tension and trying to force itself outward. This is why it's such a bitch to break, but a tiny scratch or pit in the glass will cause catastrophic failure. What probably destroyed the lid was a minor scratch that compromised the integrity of the glass. [QUOTE=Vasili;46579981]Something similar to my mums oven happened recently with the glass panel. It's something to do with the heat stretching and pulling the glass itself when the material has no room to stretch (being bolted down), this energy apparently causes the glass itself to one day just release all that tension quite violently. This is down to poor glass being used from what I understand.[/QUOTE]Basically the same thing, (probably scratched by a bolt) and shitty glass does greatly contribute to this because high-end tempered glass is washed in hydrofluoric acid multiple times to smooth out the surface. As I stated above, those little surface blemishes become a big problem when the whole structures trying to stretch out. [editline]November 26th, 2014[/editline] I love working with glass, it's such a cool material because it can do some amazingly unpredictable shit. One time I dropped a ribbon of molten glass in a shallow puddle by accident, and the ribbon sort of squirmed around as it cooled unevenly. Metal would just go "WHATEVER YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD" and sit there sizzling, also the concrete would explode because molten metal is [i]absurdly hot.[/i]

It once happened in my house, suddenly we hear something broken glass. We were cooking something and the pan was touching a glass pane.

[QUOTE=Grindigo;46579738]Why was it a glass table in the first place.[/QUOTE] Should've got him a wide plastic table to put his computer on higher quality and will last millions of years.

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;46580781]Technically warping from heat doesn't cause a failure, if an immaculate piece of tempered glass was unevenly heated it would stretch and deform laterally as the structure realigned itself but would not shatter. What kills tempered glass, or any glass really, is the tiny surface imperfections that are driven deeper into the tense core. What makes tempered glass tempered is how it's under stress. Normal annealed glass (plate glass) shatters in long, spindly strands because it's been subjected to short-term stress in the form of an impact. Tempered glass is [i]always[/i] fighting itself, the outside is under intense compression and trying to collapse inward and the core is under constant tension and trying to force itself outward. This is why it's such a bitch to break, but a tiny scratch or pit in the glass will cause catastrophic failure. What probably destroyed the lid was a minor scratch that compromised the integrity of the glass. Basically the same thing, (probably scratched by a bolt) and shitty glass does greatly contribute to this because high-end tempered glass is washed in hydrofluoric acid multiple times to smooth out the surface. As I stated above, those little surface blemishes become a big problem when the whole structures trying to stretch out. [/QUOTE] This is from their website: [I]Handle with care! A damaged edge or scratched surface can in exceptional cases cause the glass to crack suddenly. However, never into sharp fragments, only into small pieces. Avoid collisions from the side - this is where the glass is most vulnerable. Plastic bumpers for holding the table top in place are included. Max. load: 50 kg [/I] [url]http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S99002024/[/url] So what you said basically

[QUOTE=DvD463;46580094]Man, I remember one time when I was little, I wanted something to drink so I picked up a glass and it just exploded in my hand. My cousins saw it and they were like "DUUUDE, DID YOU JUST CRUSH THAT GLASS WITH YOUR HAND!?" :v:[/QUOTE] You're lucky, when I was living at a group home a glass exploded in my foster mother's hand and could've killed her had I not immediately got on her radio and got people over to help her.

[QUOTE=helpiminabox;46581151]You're lucky, when I was living at a group home a glass exploded in my foster mother's hand and could've killed her had I not immediately got on her radio and got people over to help her.[/QUOTE] Yeah, that's the weird part. It didn't even scratch me as far as I remember.

How does that saying go? "Those who live with glass tables shouldn't throw houses"?

I bet the kid whacked his keyboard in a fit of rage and broke the desk (Speaking from experience)

I never got why people use tempered glass for tables. My grandma has old glass tables from the seventies, some got long cracks on them but they're still fine to use because they don't shatter. A tempered glass table can shatter if there's a tiny imperfection like an air bubble inside the glass and it then heats up in the sunlight or otherwise.

Was expecting a radiator for computer water cooling

Witnesses outside the house reported they heard the child yell "OH MY, HE'S ON FIRE" and subsequently "BOOMSHAKALAKA" after hearing the glass shatter. [video=youtube;h_qXGHMb_as]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_qXGHMb_as[/video]

[QUOTE=Grindigo;46579738]Why was it a glass table in the first place.[/QUOTE] why not? glass tables are cool, I have one.

This looks a lot like what happened to the glass lid on an electric frying pan I had. I took everything out of the dishwasher and a good 30 minutes later I heard a massive bang in the kitchen, but couldn't find anything. I dug around a bit the next day that I found the frying pan in the cupboard filled with broken glass. The lid basically imploded.

[QUOTE=Adamnetwork;46579824]Ahaha this is one of the reasons i dont buy glass tables. I also like a table i can sit on. Poor kid tho hes gonna have abit of mental scarring from this.[/QUOTE] who sits on their table

ok im on a glass desk and this make me worried

[QUOTE=kaine123;46583374]ok im on a glass desk and this make me worried[/QUOTE] It's tempered. Even if it shatters, none of the pieces are going to be able to cut you. It'll break like the pictures in the OP - little lumpy chunks of glass instead of shards.

i've accidentally put my hand through cheap non-tempered glass once and i can assure you it is miserable i still have the scar

The 'glass age' everybody

[QUOTE=Ownederd;46583408]i've accidentally put my hand through cheap non-tempered glass once and i can assure you it is miserable i still have the scar[/QUOTE] I can't imagine any company these days selling a glass table that isn't tempered. That's basically a lawsuit bomb waiting to go off.