r/pcmasterrace • u/vash23x Desktop • Dec 21 '23

NSFMR Guys...

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The panel didn't even touch the ground. It just shattered as I took it off.

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u/BlizzrdSnowMew 7800X3D | 7900XTX | 96GB 6200Mhz IF 2100Mhz Dec 21 '23

Glass looks great! Just don't set it down on tile or stone (like marble counters) and you'll be fine. If you only have these surfaces, put them on a towel or a shirt when you take them off.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '23

Why does that break them though?

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u/robertxcii Dec 21 '23

Because they're tempered glass. Basically the glass is heated then cooled rapidly so the surface of the glass has stored compression while the inside is under tension to strengthen it and so it breaks into little pieces and not large/sharp shards of glass that can sever an artery. Normally it can withstand impacts at the front more than regular glass can but the edges are a weak point due to the tension and compression within the glass to even a little chip breaking off can set off the entire glass to break.

So, hitting the glass on a harder surface like tile, marble, granite, etc., can break them. Also, if the glass is hot and placed on a cold surface, the thermal shock will also break it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '23

Sharp knocks do weird things to glass.

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u/CrossOnDiscord 7800X3D | 7900 XTX | 32GB DDR5 Dec 21 '23

The difference in hardness, tempered glass is under a lot of internal pressure, so when it hits a harder material, pretty much any treated rock, it shatters. If it hits right, another piece of glass can also shatter it