Well, that´s about it, I´d just picked a glass (made of a very thick glass by the way, about 2,1 mm or so) for I was going to have a drink in my place, and then, as soon as I got the glass in my hand, It felt to be actually "undoing" itself into fine grains of glass. The glass was of a fair quality. It had been in my possession for more then ten years and I used it very often, probably everyday, I still have four more just like it. It had absolutely no scratches nor had it ever fallen to the ground or anything that could have compromised it´s physical integrity. When I got the glass I made absolutely no pressure on it, it was empty, for I was going to get a bottle of coke, and then it turned into dust right there in my hand. HELP! WHAT THE *@#$ WAS THAT? I don´t know, I figured it might have something to do with estatic electricity, but I can´t explain it. Can someone tell me what happened?
2006-12-04 06:35:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
When glass cools it can build up stresses. This glass may have been manufactured with a lot of stress on the glass. Something started a crack and the failure propogated throughout the glass. I have seen this demonstrated at the Corning Glass Factory but I don't know what triggered it in your case.
2006-12-04 06:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you check around you for bullet holes in the wall?
Seriously, I have heard of pyrex doing that. Baking dishes. Pyrex is by Corning I believe.
I guess I didn't contribute much. Glad that you apparently weren't hurt.
2006-12-04 09:08:29 · answer #2 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋