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malraux78 t1_j1v0ivn wrote

Reply to comment by GurthNada in TIFU by exploding Grandma’s glass shower door into a million pieces by ThePartyWagon

Tempered glass is designed to intentionally shatter into lots of tiny pieces. Consider the other way. Where glass breaks into a few large pieces. Those are big enough to penetrate your body and really hurt you. The tiny pieces will give you a bunch of small cuts rather than one giant gash.

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RunninOnMT t1_j1vuau0 wrote

Yup, had one explode all over my hand and while I was cut many many times, each cut was tiny and I wasn't really in pain or anything. I don't want to think about how deep the cuts would've been if they'd been heavier pieces of glass falling down.

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malraux78 t1_j1xh9h1 wrote

Especially for the shower where you'll likely be right next to the glass when it breaks and pretty much have no protective gear or clothes on.

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