How to Protect Your Glass and Windows Against Riots By Mark Meshulam, REWC It’s a sad fact of our times that broken glass has become a symbol and symptom of civil unrest. Fueled by covid-related job loss, cabin fever, and turbocharged by 24/7 inflammatory political rhetoric, there is plenty of pent-up energy in the populace. That mostly negative energy spills forth as people sometimes spill…
How to Protect Your Windows and Glass Against Riots
The Tragic Window Fall of Josh Hilberling
During the first 24 hours of this posting, over 2,000 site visitors read this article. That is a lot for this site. Comments have mostly been expressions of sympathy and sadness. Some readers also expressed a desire to “clear Amber’s name”. My mission is not to clear the name of Amber Hilberling. My mission is to communicate important aspects of this complex case. You can…
Why did my glass break? How to document glass breakage
Why did my glass break? It broke when nobody was touching the glass. Who is responsible to pay for the broken glass? Glass experts will need good documentation in order to help you.
Nickel Sulfide Inclusion and Spontaneous Glass Breakage
Tiny nickel sulfide inclusions (NiS) can cause spontaneous glass breakage Video: This large sheet of tempered glass was broken on purpose to demonstrate the appearance of spontaneous glass breakage due to a nickel sulfide inclusion. Spontaneous glass breakage might happen even when nobody is near the glass. Even though tempered safety glass breaks in small pieces, the pieces can remain interlocked with one another and…
Diagnosing Glass Breakage
Sometimes it’s easy to know why glass breaks. For example, a ball on the floor combined with neighborhood kids running away generally can be considered symptoms of impact breakage.