2006-12-03 21:27:30 · 6 answers · asked by roozii_01 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
A cross was put on houses in England during plagues to tell people the households where a person was infected with disease.
And Also during the blitz (WW2) "X's" were to stop the glass from breaking if there was a bomb blown up nearby
Now "X's" are used to protect glass from tornado's, typhon's all sort of natural disasters.
2006-12-03 22:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its usually a mark on unframed sheet glass so you can see it. Often the mark is left on until the window is installed for safety.
2006-12-04 06:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by AJ F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cross was put on houses in England during plagues to denote households where individual were infected with disease.
2006-12-04 05:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use the ⥠mark on my window, with candle wax (easy to remove) Sometimes I use this mark... / /\( . Y . )/\ \
Its all good.
2006-12-04 05:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So people will know there is glass in it and not go crashing through it.
2006-12-04 05:38:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Huh?
2006-12-04 05:34:02 · answer #6 · answered by Nikki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋