My cousin's backyard BBQ turned into a debate on tempered glass safety.

I shut down his 'why is it so expensive' rant by describing the sheer force it takes to shatter a properly installed panel, which honestly felt better than the potato salad.

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andreww306mo ago

Yeah, facts are the best way to win those... I just explained how the tempering process locks in stress, so it either holds or explodes into crumbs. Shuts down the 'cheap option' talk pretty fast.

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hunt.taylor6mo ago

Saw my friend shut down a cheap parts salesman once. He had photos of failed gears from skipped tempering. Showed the stress lines glowing under black light. Guy packed up his samples and left.

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willow2445mo ago

But sometimes you need the cheap part to fail fast.

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