These breaks tend to be linear and not circular.
Breaking a sheet of tempered glass.
Thick industrial paper is used to catch the broken tempered glass.
Always wear protective clothing when working with glass.
Tempered glass is used where there is a likelihood of human contact and as such is made to shatter into small pieces when broken.
Here we break a large sheet of tempered glass to see the amazingly fast crack propagation followed by the crashing down of the shattered glass.
Breaking tempered glass at work.
Pull a glass out of the oven or dishwasher when it is hot and place ice water into the glass and it may break due to thermal shock.
Tempered glass is heat treated and is much stronger than non tempered glass.
How to safely break a sheet of tempered glass step 1.
Dress in a long sleeved shirt long pants and.
Spread a 10 foot length of industrial paper.
The small pieces are not very sharp and safer to deal with than the next type.
The glass breakage is shown full speed half speed.