When it exploded

[quote=Scrax]No one knows. We just sat there and it went jihad on us.[/quote]

[quote=Toshabi]That's why you don't reply to jihad scam e-mails.[/quote]

[quote=Canoas][quote=caucheka] and how did that happen? [/quote]Glass has very low tenacity, it is really fragile. What it means is that even though glass can be hard, it will not bend at all. Other materials can easily cope with tension by bending and in extreme occasions actually deform, but glass will just shatter the moment too much pressure is applies. It is a poor material only used due to it's aesthetically pleasing properties. Do not trust glass with your life or high-value assets like 3 computers and monitors, even straw is a better material. It's a real shame though. Manufacturers should be required to say how much weight can a glass table can hold.[/quote]

[quote=Searz]Get gorilla glass to replace the old glass :D[/quote]

[quote=The_Nameless_Bard]or at least tempered glass >.>[/quote]

[quote=Phil15]And this is why I do not trust any glass tables they always look like there about to explode[/quote]

[quote=Jpikachu1999][quote=Canoas] [quote=caucheka] and how did that happen? [/quote]Glass has very low tenacity, it is really fragile. What it means is that even though glass can be hard, it will not bend at all. Other materials can easily cope with tension by bending and in extreme occasions actually deform, but glass will just shatter the moment too much pressure is applies. It is a poor material only used due to it's aesthetically pleasing properties. Do not trust glass with your life or high-value assets like 3 computers and monitors, even straw is a better material. It's a real shame though. Manufacturers should be required to say how much weight can a glass table can hold. [/quote] Pretty sure it also depends on how the glass was made. Depending on the procedure, glass can be made incorrectly and be extremely brittle as well.[/quote]

[quote=Canoas]Those tables are surely made out of tempered glass. However, tempered glass is still not that strong, it's probably around 5 times as strong as normal glass. You can break it with a punch, so 3 pcs + 3 monitors + all the heat will make it a lot easier for tempered glass to be shattered. And unless you're rich it's not economically viable to make a table out of gorilla glass.[/quote]

[quote=Xiron][quote=Phil15] And this is why I do not trust any glass tables they always look like there about to explode [/quote] This.[/quote]

[quote=koksei]my whole desk is made of glass if it ever were to brake and my computer would get damaged I'd completely rage and prob hurt somebody lul[/quote]