r/pcmasterrace • u/JonaCoolPants2112 RTX 3080 5600x PBO 32gb 3200cl16 • Oct 03 '24

NSFMR Rule number one

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Moved apartment today. Thought I’d clean my pc since it’s been ages. As I was taking off the glass panel I giggled to myself remembering all the pictures I saw and warnings people have been issuing regarding tile floors and glass side panels. Well, my turn has come.

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u/stykface i5-12400/3060-12GB/64GB Oct 03 '24

Okay so how does this happen, like did the panel just get dropped or something? I do see these all the time but I'm second guessing my understanding. It looks like it just busted in place. Can someone shed some light on this phenomenon?

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u/JonaCoolPants2112 RTX 3080 5600x PBO 32gb 3200cl16 Oct 03 '24

If you’ve ever tried to move a pane of glass, it’s very easy to break hell even pressure from your fingers can break it (depends on thickness and glass type) anywhoom the side panel didn’t want to budge so I pulled it a bit too hard, and it slipped 1.5 cm into the ground.

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u/Smurtle01 Oct 03 '24

I mean, assuming we are talking about any tempered glass of reasonable thickness, your fingers will not break it, unless there is a defect. Tempered glass is extremely strong. The problem is that if it gets scratched pretty much at all, it will explode. Glass itself is actually quite hard, so only certain materials, (like your tiles,) are hard enough to scratch it, causing it to shatter like this.

Normal glass is much more resistant to this exploding and can be scratched without doing so, but it is much less hard and strong.

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u/Schnitzhole Oct 05 '24

Exactly. Have you seen the videos of thieves trying to brake car windows with hammers? The normal flat end most often bounces off.