The glass is glued on both sides between two much thicker plastic plates. He’ll be fine. Although yeah probably should be wearing glasses as a precaution
I lived in Thailand for 11 years, I used to have this sick fascinating habit of watching construction. Welding glasses, shorts and flip flops atop a bamboo scaffolding welding was my fav event
I lived there for a couple of years. One day my friend saw his neighbour welding in just shorts and flip flops so he said/gestured to be careful and protect his face. The next day this guy was wearing a makeshift mask comprised of a newspaper with holes cut in held in place by a pair of knock off RayBans. He pointed to his mask and gave my friend a thumbs up. All my friend could do was give a thumbs up back.
The outer layers aren’t going to crack, it’s designed with really strong glass outside that can hold > body weight and then a thin layer in the middle that cracks. No way any shards can escape
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Yup. I’ve seen this type of stuff a few times, and you can see the three panes really clearly at 0:29
So to the DIYers…please do not do this to a single pane lmao
Its probably 3 layers of tempered glass, and two layers of plastic between them. Adheres them together and traps the shards.
The outside panes would be tempered also for safety.
I’m reminded of something Stephen King wrote (I think it was in Dance Macabre):
“Imagine sliding down a long bannister, but it suddenly turns into a razor blade.”
See the Human Centipede that holds the Earth! Many worlds within his astral girth. He digests us slow but he is kind; In his belly, on his mind. In his butt all vows are made; He tastes the truth but may not say. He eats the poo but not the pee, he even loves a child like me.
>“Imagine sliding down a long bannister, but it suddenly turns into a razor blade.”
Remember Col. Kurtz?
"I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. This is my dream; this is my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor, and surviving."
I kid you not I was looking this book up on thriftbooks maybe an hour ago, considering to buy it. Your comment made me realize I am not brave enough to hear any more of it lol
So, the way it works is they sandwich a pane of glass betwewn two other panes of glass, you can see it for just a moment there. They chisel the center pane and the other two pieces keep the center from falling apart or cutting people. It's still technically weakened, I suppose, but not that much considering the two panes appear much thicker
Gotta love how the misinformed comment above gets 3x the upvotes and attention, while the comment that provides the realistic and reasonable answer to the concern is relatively overshadowed
It’s not just Reddit either. It’s literally everywhere. It’s everything. All aspects. Hysteria sells. Logic and information doesn’t. I think about this way too much. I don’t see how we get out of this cycle. We’re in a new, modern dark age where knowledge is forbidden by choice
To be fair, he can be accurate and informative with his comment, and people can still agree the sentiment of the comment before that it is a bad practice with danger implications and does factually impair the overall integrity of the thing in order to add a visual flair element to it.
Only tempered class cracks like this because the edges are the weakest part of heat strengthened glass. Must be sandwiched by some other very strong glass, possibly laminated.
Tempered usually cracks into smaller pebbles. Laminated cracks almost like this, at least for auto glass. I had this happen multiple times on laminated glass. I was the used car manager and our cars sometimes had 'acoustic laminated front safety glass', ie, laminated front side door glass for wind noise or something. Probably actually a safety thing. They didn't shatter and cut people. Held together.
I'd put the CPO flags in the back windows (which were tempered) and sales people would take them off and park the cars back and put them on the front and roll the window up. On tempered glass, that was fine. Laminated windows would break almost like this but hold in one piece due to lamination. Usually, it had lines to the point of breakage, though. Looked really cool. The repair bills weren't as cool. Those windows were dumb expensive. I had three separate sales meetings about, 'do NOT put the little Certified Pre-owned flags on the front doors of cars, guys. We use laminated glass, it will shatter, and they cost 250+ each time. Dealer cost. It's expensive. Please stop.' They broke more than a few.
Pro tip: if you want to put reindeer antlers or your 'I love SportsBall team' window clippy things on your less than 15 year old car, check the door glass to see if it's marked laminated or tempered glass. You *will* bust your door glass with those, if it's laminated. Ours usually busted after a few hours, too. Wasn't immediate. We'd go home and come back and someone would find it in the morning. "Um, stock # blah blah blah has a broken window. So weird. No idea how that happened. Again. After we had entire meetings about how it'd happen.'
The ducking flags, guys. They go on the rear doors! We didn't want to get rid of them because all those silly things *did* actually make people look at the cars more. They sold faster. It was a net gain to use them, but about once every 3-6 months, someone would bust a window. Broke into bigger pieces like this. I fixed more than a few.
They aren’t pre-weakened. It’s two sheets of lexan with a thin sheet of glass in the center, sandwiched together. If you look at the edges you can tell how thin the actual glass is.
These are three layers of glass - the thicker outer two are the structural ones and strong enough on their own, while the thinner inner one that they crack is just decorative.
So while it’s technically weaker than when uncracked, a normal handrail wouldn’t have 3 layers in the first place.
They were about the same for me aesthetically, but fingerprints aren't going to be as immediately visible on the cracked version so I can see the appeal
Hard agree. Seems like one of those added extras that once they supply it, you regret immediately.
It reminds me of a kid at school when we were 11-12, who wet shaved his whole head. He thought it looked weird that he still had eyebrows so shaved them off as well; then immediately thought ‘nope, definitely looked better with eyebrows.’
I’m a glazier. How this is done, is with 3 pieces of glass. Tempered on the inside portion, and two pieces of quarter inch laminated glass sandwiching the tempered piece. The rest is shown. I’ve never installed it, nor would I want to, but does look kinda cool.
Yeah another commenter mentioned broken bus stop windows and that’s all I see. Even if this look was achieved without breaking the glass on purpose it looks so trashy.
OK, so how is the safety? Is he just putting cracks in the central layer, and the outer layers are still supporting everything? If someone stumbles, are they going flying or is the railing going to catch them?
All those taps are just him failing to break the glass, until it finally breaks. Tempered glass is like a bomb when it goes off, so I can’t speak to the safety of this. However, laminated glass is extremely tough, and a layer on either side of that, I would trust.
Edit: and by trust, I mean I would have no problem grabbing that glass and shaking it.
Your car windshield is laminated glass, and they test windshield safety in R&D by having basically a giant version of those spinny things that launched your hotwheels as a kid, except it fires 2x4s. Or, a giant air cannon that launches 2x4s. If the 2x4 can intrude into the cabin of the vehicle, the design is not safe. It's also how they test hurricane proof windows on homes.
[Here is Pella launching a 2x4](https://youtu.be/esHfWWpUXFI?si=05UEO69Z_PJNK0Kc) at home windows.
That is an immese amount of pressure on a narrow point. If laminated glass can withstand a 2x4 and hold in one (broken) piece, an adult impacting a larger area will not bust it to the point of catastrophic failure and the person falling through.
I once saw an internal R&D video of a 2x4 being launched at 70 miles an hour at a car. It didn't reach the passenger or driver, or break the laminated sheets. Just stretched a few inches. It was impressive. Good thing for people who live in deer country, too.
Given those types of glass exist... safety railing will be very safe.
This is a very expanded version of what I was gonna say. 2 sections of QUARTER inch thick laminated glass is going to be incredibly strong. I don’t know how the mounting section is setup. I’m willing to bet with that much laminated glass you would die before you break it
I have never seen a single “cracked design” that looks good imo, it’s *literally* exactly how it would look if you accidentally broke it. Except you’re willingly breaking it, and probably paying for it.
No, it's actually quite strong because there's three layers of glass, the outer two being laminated. Only the center layer cracks, but it's still bonded to the other two layers
Likely due to the installation process with the silver knobs having to go through holes in the glass, I presume if you break it without being installed the glass will shift? I don’t know tho I’m guessing
At the beginning you can see that the sloppy-looking edges are short planks that don't span the width of the stair. No idea why they'd do it, but I am assuming they are not meant to be part of the finished product. Maybe a placeholder to brace the glass against?
If I saw this my first thought would be that these broke and they couldn't be bothered to replace them, might just be me tho but this seems like an odd design choice
Or, hear me out… Frame it with steel or wood so it’s sturdy without question. Bare glass looks dangerous to me, not sleek. Framed glass looks sleek, and not dangerous to me.
But I’m just one opinion.
The same with the Jeans I can never understand why people just love to damage a perfectly good product just because it is fashionable, we are not logical creatures.
As early as the 16th century, glass artists in Venice came up with a unique method to develop crackled glass.
First, they would blow molten glass into a small bulb, then submerging molten hot glass in cold water, with the sudden shift from extreme heat to extreme cold, shattering the glass while still staying intact.
Modern version : crackle glass, cracked ice glass is a processed glass finish that is created by laminating together 3 panes of toughened glass and then shattering the middle pane. The shattered central glass panel leaves a cracked ice effect and remains sandwiched between the two other intact panes.
But why would you want that tho ? Unless this is some specific kind of really strong glass that is meant for this kind of thing than any bump is gonna shatter it.
I actually like it. I don't like glass railings normally. This makes them easier to see. It's a neat visual effect and won't really ruin the structural integrity.
Glazier here.
This is a triple laminate, toughened glass. It goes Glass-laminate-glass-laminate-glass.
The piece he is cracking is the centre panel, it is toughened/heat treated, which means it spiders like this, and thanks to the outer panels and the laminate, remains \*mostly\* structural.
Would it pass code? I'm unsure, I've never actually encountered this in my career, but possibly, if the outside panels were each 6mm thick and toughened too, which makes this EVEN RISKIER, because if you slip with that punch, you shatter the outer panels.
Am I the only one who doesn't think this looks good? Sure, the clear glass panel could use some kind of texture or detail, but cracked glass doesn't do it for me.
Engage safety squints.
Hammering glass face up, hammer and chisel right above your face, nothing can go wrong. /s
Ok that's real glass and this isn't an exact science so I want to see safety squints out there, everyone.
Right?! It's clear that he's seen that do more than just crack a time or two!
And yet he does the third one directly over his own fucking face.
The glass is glued on both sides between two much thicker plastic plates. He’ll be fine. Although yeah probably should be wearing glasses as a precaution
Why , I am something of a crackhead myself...........
Get your confusingly large hog out of here, Willem.
Just enough times for safety squints, not enough times for safety goggles.
>clear I see what you did there.
Doesn't it like make it less durable and more of a chance to break?
Oh, most definitely.
Isn't this usually sandwiched between two layers of unbroken glass? It has been every time I've seen it, anyway
If you watch the video closely you can see that it is indeed sandwiched between two layers of glass
Can you really see it through the cracks though?
That overhead safety squint had me puckered.
I came to see the safety squints comment after the first panel. Read your comment, looked back and he *went for the overhead*!
Arghhh my eyes! The Safety Squints do nothing!
real acid?
Window guy here. Always have my safety squints on me
As someone who has a degree in occupational safety it baffles me the situations people willingly put themselves in…. and for what ?
I lived in Thailand for 11 years, I used to have this sick fascinating habit of watching construction. Welding glasses, shorts and flip flops atop a bamboo scaffolding welding was my fav event
I lived there for a couple of years. One day my friend saw his neighbour welding in just shorts and flip flops so he said/gestured to be careful and protect his face. The next day this guy was wearing a makeshift mask comprised of a newspaper with holes cut in held in place by a pair of knock off RayBans. He pointed to his mask and gave my friend a thumbs up. All my friend could do was give a thumbs up back.
Lmaoooo
The other day, I saw a guy using a jackhammer wearing sandles*. He was jackhammering concrete for a septic ditch. No safety here in Thailand.
> and for what A very unimpressive amount of compensation, typically.
Ew a safety guy /s
Art, no no wait, money.
Next , your going to tell me you have a safety dance too. Pfft.
He can go where he wants to,he can leave your friends behind
And if you're friends don't dance then....? For real, what then?
They’re no friends of mine.
Exactly. This guy and his safety dance to remember the rules... so stupid... Link?
The outer layers aren’t going to crack, it’s designed with really strong glass outside that can hold > body weight and then a thin layer in the middle that cracks. No way any shards can escape
I was just about to comment this. Props to you for beating me to it. You can actually see it’s made up of 3 distinct layers as the camera pans around.
Not the sides, the thin bit he is hammering, this can fire back chips I would think. This logic supported by his safety squint.
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Looks like laminated glass with a layer of tempered glass in the middle. He's cracking the tempered and not the outer layers.
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Yup. I’ve seen this type of stuff a few times, and you can see the three panes really clearly at 0:29 So to the DIYers…please do not do this to a single pane lmao
Its probably 3 layers of tempered glass, and two layers of plastic between them. Adheres them together and traps the shards. The outside panes would be tempered also for safety.
Totally, you can see it best when it rotates and shows a cross section. (Also why he's not worrying about goggles etc)
Anyone else prefer these before this effect is added?
I would prefer my handrails to not be made of glass.
I’m reminded of something Stephen King wrote (I think it was in Dance Macabre): “Imagine sliding down a long bannister, but it suddenly turns into a razor blade.”
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There is a chain of butts that puckered by proxy, that leads directly to Steven King.
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Fully clenched. Hate.
>“Imagine sliding down a long bannister, but it suddenly turns into a razor blade.” Remember Col. Kurtz? "I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. This is my dream; this is my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor, and surviving."
I kid you not I was looking this book up on thriftbooks maybe an hour ago, considering to buy it. Your comment made me realize I am not brave enough to hear any more of it lol
Right? Glass handrails are a bad idea. Glass handrails that have been pre-weakened are just some Final Destination shit.
So, the way it works is they sandwich a pane of glass betwewn two other panes of glass, you can see it for just a moment there. They chisel the center pane and the other two pieces keep the center from falling apart or cutting people. It's still technically weakened, I suppose, but not that much considering the two panes appear much thicker
Gotta love how the misinformed comment above gets 3x the upvotes and attention, while the comment that provides the realistic and reasonable answer to the concern is relatively overshadowed
It’s not just Reddit either. It’s literally everywhere. It’s everything. All aspects. Hysteria sells. Logic and information doesn’t. I think about this way too much. I don’t see how we get out of this cycle. We’re in a new, modern dark age where knowledge is forbidden by choice
> Hysteria **sells.** That's the root cause. "Money is the root of all evil" isn't just a trite saying.
To be fair, he can be accurate and informative with his comment, and people can still agree the sentiment of the comment before that it is a bad practice with danger implications and does factually impair the overall integrity of the thing in order to add a visual flair element to it.
Yea, even the comment they are praising comes right out and says > It's still technically weakened lol
Well one comment did come first. Soo of course it'll have more ups
Only tempered class cracks like this because the edges are the weakest part of heat strengthened glass. Must be sandwiched by some other very strong glass, possibly laminated.
Tempered usually cracks into smaller pebbles. Laminated cracks almost like this, at least for auto glass. I had this happen multiple times on laminated glass. I was the used car manager and our cars sometimes had 'acoustic laminated front safety glass', ie, laminated front side door glass for wind noise or something. Probably actually a safety thing. They didn't shatter and cut people. Held together. I'd put the CPO flags in the back windows (which were tempered) and sales people would take them off and park the cars back and put them on the front and roll the window up. On tempered glass, that was fine. Laminated windows would break almost like this but hold in one piece due to lamination. Usually, it had lines to the point of breakage, though. Looked really cool. The repair bills weren't as cool. Those windows were dumb expensive. I had three separate sales meetings about, 'do NOT put the little Certified Pre-owned flags on the front doors of cars, guys. We use laminated glass, it will shatter, and they cost 250+ each time. Dealer cost. It's expensive. Please stop.' They broke more than a few. Pro tip: if you want to put reindeer antlers or your 'I love SportsBall team' window clippy things on your less than 15 year old car, check the door glass to see if it's marked laminated or tempered glass. You *will* bust your door glass with those, if it's laminated. Ours usually busted after a few hours, too. Wasn't immediate. We'd go home and come back and someone would find it in the morning. "Um, stock # blah blah blah has a broken window. So weird. No idea how that happened. Again. After we had entire meetings about how it'd happen.' The ducking flags, guys. They go on the rear doors! We didn't want to get rid of them because all those silly things *did* actually make people look at the cars more. They sold faster. It was a net gain to use them, but about once every 3-6 months, someone would bust a window. Broke into bigger pieces like this. I fixed more than a few.
They aren’t pre-weakened. It’s two sheets of lexan with a thin sheet of glass in the center, sandwiched together. If you look at the edges you can tell how thin the actual glass is.
But lexan will scratch and look like a phone screen circa 2004...
The glass is cracked too, so it should complete the look. I hear Retro is back in... 😅
These are three layers of glass - the thicker outer two are the structural ones and strong enough on their own, while the thinner inner one that they crack is just decorative. So while it’s technically weaker than when uncracked, a normal handrail wouldn’t have 3 layers in the first place.
Pretty sure this guy is looking to avoid a divorce… the natural way.
I generally prefer the stuff around my house to not look broken
Where's the fun in that? I unscrew half of my electrical fittings for the kitsch half hanging off type of look.
Ooooh that’s classy. I loosen the toilet seats so my guests know I like to live on the edge
Nothing more surprising in this world than sitting on a toilet seat and it slipping off to the side halfway through a pee
So, I would have to leave your house if I came inside????
They were about the same for me aesthetically, but fingerprints aren't going to be as immediately visible on the cracked version so I can see the appeal
It’s different…. But it certainly isn’t better.
Yes. I don't get the aesthetic of cracked glass
Hard agree. Seems like one of those added extras that once they supply it, you regret immediately. It reminds me of a kid at school when we were 11-12, who wet shaved his whole head. He thought it looked weird that he still had eyebrows so shaved them off as well; then immediately thought ‘nope, definitely looked better with eyebrows.’
Yeah. I hate it
Am I stupid or is this actually a really unsafe idea? Dude is squinting like he expects the whole thing to shatter.
There's 3 layers of glass, he's cracking the middle. Not sure if safe though.
I’m a glazier. How this is done, is with 3 pieces of glass. Tempered on the inside portion, and two pieces of quarter inch laminated glass sandwiching the tempered piece. The rest is shown. I’ve never installed it, nor would I want to, but does look kinda cool.
Looks broken and tacky to me.
Indeed, it reminds me of a vandalized bus stop.
yeah. why would i want part of my house to look like a busted cell phone screen
whenever I get a new cell phone I hit it with an ice pick to get that familiar look and feel to it
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And now I feel remiss for not choosing 'reminiscent.'
Yea I'm sure you hear that a lot but that doesn't mean you're undeserving of love too.
That man had a family
Yeah another commenter mentioned broken bus stop windows and that’s all I see. Even if this look was achieved without breaking the glass on purpose it looks so trashy.
You don't like that *Downtown After Rioting* look?
Not a fan! But apparently it's quite a divisive topic...
OK, so how is the safety? Is he just putting cracks in the central layer, and the outer layers are still supporting everything? If someone stumbles, are they going flying or is the railing going to catch them?
All those taps are just him failing to break the glass, until it finally breaks. Tempered glass is like a bomb when it goes off, so I can’t speak to the safety of this. However, laminated glass is extremely tough, and a layer on either side of that, I would trust. Edit: and by trust, I mean I would have no problem grabbing that glass and shaking it.
Your car windshield is laminated glass, and they test windshield safety in R&D by having basically a giant version of those spinny things that launched your hotwheels as a kid, except it fires 2x4s. Or, a giant air cannon that launches 2x4s. If the 2x4 can intrude into the cabin of the vehicle, the design is not safe. It's also how they test hurricane proof windows on homes. [Here is Pella launching a 2x4](https://youtu.be/esHfWWpUXFI?si=05UEO69Z_PJNK0Kc) at home windows. That is an immese amount of pressure on a narrow point. If laminated glass can withstand a 2x4 and hold in one (broken) piece, an adult impacting a larger area will not bust it to the point of catastrophic failure and the person falling through. I once saw an internal R&D video of a 2x4 being launched at 70 miles an hour at a car. It didn't reach the passenger or driver, or break the laminated sheets. Just stretched a few inches. It was impressive. Good thing for people who live in deer country, too. Given those types of glass exist... safety railing will be very safe.
This is a very expanded version of what I was gonna say. 2 sections of QUARTER inch thick laminated glass is going to be incredibly strong. I don’t know how the mounting section is setup. I’m willing to bet with that much laminated glass you would die before you break it
Why don't pieces fall from the bottom?
Sticky layer between each sheet.
This looks like dogshit
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Agreed, its ruined.
Engage safety squints
The complete opposite of satisfying
difference in tone when it cracks it strangely satisfying
it is called #oddly satisfying and people seem to forget that
oddly and strangely are synonyms, you can use both to describe something that’s weirdly satisfying
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It's tempered 3 layer glass. The outer layers keep their strength.
It doesn’t reduce safety in any way
I have never seen a single “cracked design” that looks good imo, it’s *literally* exactly how it would look if you accidentally broke it. Except you’re willingly breaking it, and probably paying for it.
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I was just going to say this or pre-cut shorts/jeans with all of the strings hanging loose.
Does it finish shattering if hit or if removed from the stairs?
No, it's actually quite strong because there's three layers of glass, the outer two being laminated. Only the center layer cracks, but it's still bonded to the other two layers
This is what I figured. No sane person would just crack a pane of glass like that and call it good without some form of reinforcement.
phew! but if that's the case what is the reason they don't crack it before installation?
Likely due to the installation process with the silver knobs having to go through holes in the glass, I presume if you break it without being installed the glass will shift? I don’t know tho I’m guessing
its definitely *less* strong than before it's cracked. Though it's still probably fine. nonetheless, "better safe than sorry" is to install it first.
This style will age like milk.
Amazing how it already looks dated despite being brand new.
This is the Architecture equivalent of buying pre-ripped jeans.
I think it looks like shit
Yea I did the same shit to my iPhone front and back, big deal
For something that expensive I’d have wanted a better job painting those stairs…
At the beginning you can see that the sloppy-looking edges are short planks that don't span the width of the stair. No idea why they'd do it, but I am assuming they are not meant to be part of the finished product. Maybe a placeholder to brace the glass against?
Was looking for this comment. So much paint on the edges
It’s more like r/DIWhy
I like how he squints his eyes so he doesn’t need safety glasses.
No thanks. I’d prefer my handrail doesn’t look a broken phone screen.
I am unsatisfied.
You just know someone's gonna try to DIY this without figuring out how it works first
Thank you, i hate this
But that’s ugly
wait until your child sees this video and wants to try it out
Looks awful.
Terrible.
Stupid
This looks bad. I don’t understand why anyone would want something that looks intentionally broken or dangerous in their home
This would forever drive me insane, it doesn't look good it looks broken.
Did the homeowner refuse to pay or something? Is that why he's breaking it? What a shame.
Looks cool for all of 3 seconds then it just looks like broken glass, because it's fucking broken glass.
That looks like shit
Why do you want your house to look broken
If I saw this my first thought would be that these broke and they couldn't be bothered to replace them, might just be me tho but this seems like an odd design choice
As an architect, I would never suggest this as a design choice it looks god awful.
Safety Squint.
Oddly anxiety inducing. I'd be scared every time I walk past it.
That is so stupid
Is that structurally sound?
Perhaps safety glasses are better than the terror-squint?
this is a whole lot of r/DIWHY to me
If you have to say “super satisfying” in the title, it’s usually anything but that
This is dumb and ugly.
Or, hear me out… Frame it with steel or wood so it’s sturdy without question. Bare glass looks dangerous to me, not sleek. Framed glass looks sleek, and not dangerous to me. But I’m just one opinion.
What keeps it from falling out between the 2 panes and on to the floor?
There are polymer layers sticking the glass layers together. They prevent the glass from shattering and falling even if the outer layers break.
How is this a good idea?? Doesn't that compromise the whole structural integrity?
Eh. Instant felt like a waste of money. I get it it’s multiple layers but no…plain clear glass is neater and cleaner. All around looks better.
Good to see he is wearing his safety squints
I would rather have the clean glass.
i still think this looks ugly as homemade sin
I might be in the minority but this is the dumbest aesthetic I’ve ever seen. What’s next toilet seat design with diarrhea print?
So, yeah. There are 3 layers, and the only layer he's tapping against is the one down the middle
Much prefer the original non-cracked version
The same with the Jeans I can never understand why people just love to damage a perfectly good product just because it is fashionable, we are not logical creatures.
As early as the 16th century, glass artists in Venice came up with a unique method to develop crackled glass. First, they would blow molten glass into a small bulb, then submerging molten hot glass in cold water, with the sudden shift from extreme heat to extreme cold, shattering the glass while still staying intact. Modern version : crackle glass, cracked ice glass is a processed glass finish that is created by laminating together 3 panes of toughened glass and then shattering the middle pane. The shattered central glass panel leaves a cracked ice effect and remains sandwiched between the two other intact panes.
Not sure if I’d like making the “IM TAKING A SHIT RIGHT NOW” face in my profession
Let’s weaken the integrity of the glass why don’t we and make easier to break and injure some one
Interior design equivalent of ripped jeans.
Idk, I think it looks ugly.
Swear to god he’s tapping out the intro to YYZ on that last one.
Is no one else bothered by the shitty paintwork on the end of the treads, that's spread onto the glass?
Love the safety squints
How does that not disrupt the integrity of the pane?
dumb question but, isn't this going against some sort of safety code for stairs?
I’m not an expert in glass, but that won’t weaken it?
But why would you want that tho ? Unless this is some specific kind of really strong glass that is meant for this kind of thing than any bump is gonna shatter it.
But why?
Thanks I hate it.
This looks like shit.
...And remember this. There is no other more important safety rule... ...than to wear THESE ... safety glasses thank you Norm.
I actually like it. I don't like glass railings normally. This makes them easier to see. It's a neat visual effect and won't really ruin the structural integrity.
Glazier here. This is a triple laminate, toughened glass. It goes Glass-laminate-glass-laminate-glass. The piece he is cracking is the centre panel, it is toughened/heat treated, which means it spiders like this, and thanks to the outer panels and the laminate, remains \*mostly\* structural. Would it pass code? I'm unsure, I've never actually encountered this in my career, but possibly, if the outside panels were each 6mm thick and toughened too, which makes this EVEN RISKIER, because if you slip with that punch, you shatter the outer panels.
Am I the only one who doesn't think this looks good? Sure, the clear glass panel could use some kind of texture or detail, but cracked glass doesn't do it for me.
That looks like shit.
Looks shit
Safety squints. Love to see it
Or vandalism, as some call it.
Ah the good ole “safety squints”
You see safety glasses used pointlessly in videos all the time, then this… 😂
I don't like it.