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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andreww301mo 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.

hunt.taylor1mo 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.

willow2441mo ago

But sometimes you need the cheap part to fail fast.