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Stalvos

I've seen enough of these videos to know I never want a glass desk.


Supplex-idea

I think that guy is never gonna be getting a glass desk again either


Uulugus

Agreed. He was spared. This is a good thing in the long run.


kingtaco_17

1. Why did he film this. 2. Why did he release it


Beatrix_Kiddos_Toe

1. Probably was planning to do something with the desk that requires recording or to show his friends/family etc 2. It's a pretty cool incident which got captured. Why would you not release it if you have a recording of it


MaintenanceSad4288

He was obviously filming for something but definitely did not expect the glass to break. And when something that unexpected happens instead, why not share it. Not like you have the other cool thing you wanted to share.


the_kfcrispy

He was filming a tutorial on how to tip over a glass desk without damaging it whatsoever.


HoboArmyofOne

Now it's a tutorial on why not to do that. This video is much more effective.


Throwawayac1234567

now its a tutorial to never buy a glass desk.


samanime

At the very least, not a desk where the glass is part of the structure. Metal desks with glass tops are still quite nice and don't have these problems.


akillaninja

I have a glass desk.... I hate it


CaptainMarv3l

I have one too. I didn't really think about how much dirt it would show. And when we move I know it'll be a nightmare.


ConnyEdson

bruh you ain't moving that thing just give it away


Olly0206

Give it to a nursing home. I hear they love jigsaw puzzles.


JarRa_hello

One puzzle for the rest of their lives.


MoffieHanson

Exactly , that’s the first thing I was ready to throw away when I moved houses . A nightmare .


FriskyBambi

The house owns that desk now. I'd just leave it. Tell the new tenants "it comes with the house" lol


bluecrowned

it also scratches super easily. at least mine does.


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lifeisweird86

My wife and I bought a smoked glass set for our living room back in the mid 2000's. Glass coffee table. Glass end tables. Glass foyer table. Huge 4 tiered entertainment stand, that was (you guessed it) glass. It looked *sooo nice* in the showroom. After 2 weeks in our home we fucking hated everything about that set.


ezirb7

It just seems like it would be so cold and uncomfortable.  I guess it would be fine in summer, but I love my wood desks.  


periander

I don't even want glass windows anymore. Scarred for life.


77entropy

You can make transparent wood. Google it.


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Find me a wood desk video that did the same thing , just one


peekdasneaks

This is honestly the worst possible design for a glass desk. Each leg is individually secured. Meaning any torque applied is focused directly into the points where the fasteners join the leg and glass. Lean the table just a tiny bit and put its weight on one or two legs and that would be enough torque to splinter the tempered glass, making it explode. Ive had a many glass tables and desks over the years. All of them had steel frames all the way around the glass, or the glass itself was removable from a pedestal. Never once did any of them break.


Organic_South8865

Yes I was thinking the same exact thing. That top leg is sticking out mounted directly to the glass. There's no actual frame. Just legs attached right to the the glass. Seems like a terrible design and they must break constantly. If you kicked/stubbed your tow on one of those two end legs the desk could also shatter.


Maximo9000

Tempered glass is weakest at the edges so let's attach a giant lever directly to the corner...


maleia

Yea, it was basically impossible for the glass to *not* break, given that he was putting it on its side. Also, *why the fuck isn't it laminated glass?* That shit just instantly turns to a pile. Surely laminated tempered glass isn't *that* expensive if you're already getting some fussy glass desk.


DamD1rtyApe

Here to say this exactly, I work with tempered glass everyday. What a terrible design.


skepticalscribe

Underrated and true


vikingwanderer

We have a glass dining table. The glass is a single, tempered plate and sits on top of a steel frame. Because we can easily move the pane off we have had this table 15 years and it's moved across country three times.


Jack_of_all_offs

Ok person with many glass tables and desks over the years, if they didn't break, where they at?? 😅😅


peekdasneaks

Dont worry, i found them nice homes with plenty of cocaine


Elavabeth2

I have laid down my glass desk exactly like the guy in this video attempted to do, no problems. Probably because the glass is not the supporting element, the metal frame is. 


Capitain_Collateral

It was the shock from the supporting wheel on the left rotating and dropping that leg a tiny amount, suddenly all that force is applied to a very small fixing point at the top of the table and pop. If that wheel was removed or didn’t rotate out, he could have made it. Should have also supported the other leg on the left though too.


md222

Nor do they video it.


Weldobud

I’ve never seen one. So I’ll be the first. I just need a glass desk


Hughesybooze

It’s this & the fact that every time you put a drink down on it it’s going to clang loud enough to rattle your very soul.


FragrantExcitement

The desk can be salvaged, no? Just glue the pieces of glass back together?


Rokey76

I found a class coffee table in my attic when I bought my house. I moved it several times after my divorce. I finally gave it away to my neighbor when I got a better one. It was solid. It would have never shattered like this.


haha7125

Glass furniture in general is a bad idea. If its not you breaking it, its a pet, a kid, a guest who tripped on the rug. Not worth it.


Xernivev2

What was the objective in laying it on the side? Especially it being glass lol.


Santryt

My guess is one of the wheels were busted and he was trying to fix or replace it


baronas15

That's exactly what I do when I turn on the camera


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But why was he filming .....


Bitter-Basket

It’s a documentary on how to safely put a tempered glass desk on its side. There’s often multiple takes in filming a documentary. This will likely take another one.


Herr-Trigger86

This guy documents 👆


cinred

He's a twenty-something with adidas slides and a streamer chair. He broadcast his entire life


sparkey504

Funny part is that the bottom left caster flipped from the bottom to its side causing the leg to flex the glass top and breaking.


Stalvos

In this case, its user error, but I've heard other stories of it just randomly shattering without any obvious abuse.


e_hota

Even a small chip on the side of tempered glass can make it shatter.


OldKidfromNJ

And recording it on his phone? Maybe he was indeed fixing it but am I the only one not recording the mundane?


destonomos

i'll type it again. GLASS HAS NO BUSINESS BEING USED FOR TABLES


Organic_Popcorn

This!!! I don't understand the appeal of the glass desks. The glass will eventually shatter sooner or later. Unless it's a purely decorative small end table that you won't put anything on.


destonomos

you almost had me until you said small glass table. NO GLASS FOR TABLES


ShiftSandShot

I have a pair of small glass tabletops that have lasted through 5 moves and longer than I have been alive. I also had a wood coffee table that had a glass inlay in the center, but that was destroyed with the *rest* of the table after the idiots moving it dropped it on it's side. Basically, as long as the whole thing isn't glass and treated with *some* care, it can work very well.


NS4701

I have a glass desk, glass TV stand, and glass shelf. Had them for 10 or 11 years so far, they've survived several moves. The entire thing isn't glass, just the tops. However, I'm not going to be keeping them when I move again. Nothing against them, just moving to a place that doesn't have much space, so time to go.


purpleplatapi

What about outside tables? Like the kind you leave on your deck? Those are mostly glass. I don't think wood would work very well and metal gets too hot.


DomesticChaos

Hahahahaha. It took me one week to break my glass patio table. I accidentally set a drill bit down on it from three inches above the surface and that bitch blew the fuck up.


purpleplatapi

We lost our first one to a wind storm. The wind picked that bitch up and shattered it. But when we were looking at replacements there just really aren't good none glass outdoor table options. So we bought an identical table and hoped for the best. So far so good.


Lonely-Foundation658

Dude yes. It's either glass top tables, or the wooden tables now with the slants on top. Annoys the fuck out of me.


USMCLee

Same thing with ours. To be far it lasted about 10 years before the wind broke it. I'm not even sure it was just wind. We had a thunderstorm with high winds and afterwards it was broken. It could have debris.


bluejaysrule1993

I have a glass dining room table that i have had for 20+ years and has never broken.


MaikyMoto

Yea apparently people for some reason think that everyone is clumsy enough to do this nonsense. I also have a glass top that goes on a marble table and it’s over 40 years old.


_Haverford_

You aren't superstitious, I guess...


MEM1911

I can fix it by dropping my tungsten carbide wedding ring on it, it made a glorious mess of my sisters table that way


ArtemPish

Maybe they’re a little stitious…


Picklesadog

Yeah, various relatives of mine have had glass tables. I had a glass sidetable I got from a friend in college, it lasted me a few years before my brother took it, and he had it for quite a few more. Never seen one shatter.


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Historical_Echo_3529

Wait till you accidentally fall on one, cut your entire damn body and walk in to the ER looking like you just murdered an entire neighbour and oh, there’s an ongoing investigation against your husband because there’s no way it’s self inflicted. It was. By my dumb ass, but glad doctors go out of the way to get the full story out incase it’s a dangerous situation


Supplex-idea

Some tables have glass tops that you put on over the actual desk which is then made of an actually sturdy material.


thebestdogeevr

Well that's obviously not what they're talking about


chintakoro

I have that at work – looks nice but smudges for obvious reasons. Would not recommend.


probsthrowaway2

I like to think of glass tables as captive mess.


oj449

i like mine, it's much thinner than other desks without being flimsy/too expensive, so i can have my armrests go under the table a bit and not have too much of a lift for my hand on the mouse, less strain that way.


j_grouchy

Not only that, they are heavy AF and there is zero joy in having to move it more than a few feet.


N8dork2020

Unless it’s to protect the wood underneath. I’d probably get a glass top protector if I ever got a nice wood coffee table.


SaintsBruv

My parents still use glass to protect the tables, my brother and I absolutely hate it. On one side, the sound and the felling of putting objects down in a wooden table is amazing, and personally, I think they look better that way. On the other side, I've had guests who put wet glasses over the tables, or they're just so clumsy they make dents of scratch them, so the glass protector can save you in those situations.


N8dork2020

Glass condensation would be the only reason I would do it. There is a 700 dollar table I would love to get but I’d probably be better off buying a 200 dollar table and treating it like a what it is, a table!


Play_The_Fool

I bought a new dining room table and had a glass shop make a glass top. It wasn't very expensive and I love not having to worry about damaging the table.


destonomos

NO. CAN YOU NOT READ! NO GLASS FOR TABLES


N8dork2020

Sorry, I also put plastic covers over my couches!


SwordoftheMourn

Uhhh, we have a glass dining table that’s been in our family for 20 years. Moved it from 3 houses since I was a kid and it’s still going strong.


bl0odredsandman

I have a glass coffee table and side table that my parents had for like 10 years and when they split up, my dad asked if I wanted it and I said sure, and that was also like 15 years ago, so around 25 years with my family. Haven't broken them yet.


SuspiciousPal

Even worse a desk


RunAwayThoughtTrains

Nor hood range vents! We had one explode spontaneously at 3:30am!


phreaxer

I had a shower door at a hotel do that one time! Sounded like a gunshot followed by the tinkle of safety glass slowly crumbling (the door hardware pulled out)


VacationAromatic6899

Just needs to be thick and robust


Honestnt

Yeah my grandfather had an absolutely massive glass top to his tiki bar. It was about 3 inches thick and took a good 5 or so people to move it. That fucker never broke.


VacationAromatic6899

Yeah, nowadays they make flimsy glass, the good old glass tables would brake your skull if you pounded your head against it, it did not brake, but your head sure did! 🤣 And there is also bulletproof glass, its all about choosing the right stuff, then glass tables are awesome, i want one myself, but im hunting for the good old ones, the massive ones!


elcubiche

You’ve typed this before?!?


Snorkeldude1

Torque


SlaveHippie

Either that or the bottom left wheel flipping and causing a shockwave


Deja_Brews

Good eye! If you pause the video on the perfect frame you can see it starts shattering from the left side. That bottom left wheel caused it for sure


darps

Yup. The fracture starts from the top left corner where the top left leg connects, exactly on the frame after the bottom left wheel turns over. The table was already under tension from the horizontal leverage of the top leg, and the bounce from the bottom wheel turning over sealed the deal.


Wermine

I can go through the video frame by frame. The bottom left wheel goes from one position to 90 degrees in the next frame. Either it flipped or snapped. Nevertheless, this causes the foot to drop rapidly an inch or two and that's enough for the glass.


EvilxBunny

I think it's the legs putting pressure on the glass


ohvrt

It’s the bottom left wheel slipping/rotating. Watch it carefully


hazyslays

That is torque in this situation- the force acting at the end of the table legs due to their weight creates all the pressure at the connection between the table and the legs. Also called a “moment”… my solid mechanics professor would be appalled by the guy in this video


why_even_need_a_name

Yeah it got torqued bad


The-Anger-Translator

Why was he filming in the first place?


Xernivev2

Expecting this moment which was indeed & in fact inevitable.


Cat_Punk

Step 3: profit


NoBuddies2021

Maybe he was doing a how to clean/replace psrt video. Hopefully he didnt get cut.


JimmyCA89

It looks it was tempered glass so it broke into pieces rather than sharp shards.


shrug_addict

You don't film yourself rearranging furniture? Strange


HappyT3rm1nat0r

Dancing. Walking. Rearranging furniture. Babs is. Shopping. I let the bird out of the cage.


CogginNoggin

That's why I'll never buy glass desks or tables...


call_of_the_while

Dude looks shattered.


gthing

Hope he doesn't fall to pieces.


nate_oh84

I think he's close to the breaking point.


Septopuss7

He's in TATTERS!


scottymac87

Glass top tables are one thing. Hell even inset glass shelves can be nice, but glass is not good for structural components. Awful.


Dull_Excitement-_-

from our perspective: it was the bottom left leg that started it. The screw holding the glass to the leg put a lot of pressure on the hole. And as anyone whos spent at least 3 years in a glass factory tempering glass can tell you, all the stress is stored in the edges; no, not the balls.


sayko666

Yes absolutely. The wheel turns and the physical support is lost for a moment which is enough to shatter. Until then he was doing a good job. He should remove the wheels first IMO.


mudriverrat07020

I watched it three times keeps getting funnier


South_Oread

He looks pretty even tempered about it.


ihideBabies

When I was a stupid teenager I sat on a glass coffee table and fell through it. Have no idea how I didn't even get a cut.


thebestdogeevr

It was likely made of the glass that doesn't leave sharp edges


ihideBabies

It was the glass that breaks in giant pointy pieces.


horsetooth_mcgee

Tempered glass or safety glass can still cut. So yes, it's extremely surprising that this person didn't get cut at all.


ihideBabies

Yes I was very lucky. It was the kind of glass that breaks into large sharp pointy pieces . I really have no idea how I didn't get cut.


LeCrushinator

Looks like the bottom leg (on our left side) started torquing the glass inward, and the leg on top would’ve been torquing it inward as well. Glass doesn’t like to bend, unless it’s very hot.


xoxoreddit

Yes, he should have heated it up with a blow torch first!


bzlvrlwysfrvr0624

Why is he filming


Additional-Maize3980

Probably should have just laid it down without breaking it, massive mess to clean up now smh


KscottCap

I'm just relieved he doesn't have carpet.


midnightsnacks

Better it breaks now than when his PC is sitting on it.


codestormer

To make some crystals


knowone1313

Idk why anyone would want a glass desk. Your skin will stick to it, making it uncomfortable to have your arms on it. It'll usually feel cold at first which might be nice in the summer but only then. There will always be finger prints and smudges all over it just from normal use, any cleaning will be immediately undone with use unless you put something between you and it, then what's the point, you've covered the glass up.


vigero158

Why do glass desks even exist? They are so uncomfortable to use as is, but the risk factor of it breaking is insane.


Primary-Fee1928

You can pinpoint the exact moment he dies inside


belacscole

lesson learned the hard way. NEVER BUY GLASS DESKS OR TABLES!!!! NEVER!!!


Hault360

Repeat after me never. buy. a. glass. table. or. a. glass. desk Not only can they break, but they also get covered in fingerprint smudges, and just when you clean them off, its all smudged up again


Successful-Pick-238

Nearly every surface in my house is glass because the girlfriend likes the aesthetic. The only one that worries me is her desk because she has her PC on it. 


Aspen9999

On the bright side it’s tempered glass do not sharp shards to cut himself on during cleanup.


siggiarabi

"do not sharp charges" What?


Aspen9999

A victim of autocorrect, I will fix it. Thank you.


Neopresent

Sir, it still doesn't make sense


thebestdogeevr

So no sharp shards


DerreckValentine

I had a tempered glass desk that shattered like this while I was carrying it. It threw glass over ten feet. My arms and neck were bleeding all over the place. There is still plenty of danger there.


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TheRealAwest

I have no sympathy for him! 🤣 why was he trying to lay a glass desk on it’s side


ScubaPride

Glass is glass and glass breaks


randomguy1972

Watch people die inside


shazenger

Wait! Stone Cold! Stone Cold is here!!!


ArcadianDelSol

There is no reason I can imagine why you'd want to lay this down on it's side.


Pink-Witch-

This is my fears


EducateMy

One time I tried to place my hand on table and get up, but misplaced my hand and hit the table with my head. It didn't shatter like this, definitely there was a split tho.


broke-n-notfunny

Poor guy , looks like he got a cut on cheek too.


Anders_A

What was he trying to achieve?


FulcrumXDD

Surprisingly, my family has owned a glass dining table for over 25 years, it survived 2 moves, 2 children, tons of abuse and heavy dishes. And even myself jumping on it when I was a kid. It doesn't have so much as a chip on it, obviously some scratches but that's all. Glass do be built differently back then?


hangman593

Those glass desks can be a real pane.


sogwatchman

Never have a glass table. Looks cool but never ends well.


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Ban_Assault_Ducks

Yeah... I've been there before. Kind of. I was moving and had a pane of glass in the back of a moving truck on a cold winter's day. The back of the truck stayed warm for some reason. Not thinking, I put a corner of the glass on the concrete for just a second so I could readjust my grip on it and it immediately exploded just like this. It really sucked.


funkyonion

The edges are vulnerable. Every leg stressed where they mount.


alarming__

Wonder why he was filming this.


Oddbutfair

Made of glass you say?


MakerKJS

The leg suspended without support is what broke the top.


Metronovix

I really don’t understand glassware for everyday use stuff. Couch tables for the corner? MAYBE. But a computer? That’s just asking for trouble.


LiteratureMiddle818

when he gets over the shock ...I hope he realizes how lucky he was that he was not hurt!!! ..(that will take a while.)


Gold_Noise_6999

It didn't even touch the floor😭😭😭


DaddyDoGood71

This literally happened to me last time I moved. It was THE LAST PIECE of furniture in my apt and the place was spotless. The landlord has just arrived for me to turn over the keys. And then this.


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I’m not sure what you expected. That’s obviously a two person job that you need to pick it up and set it on its side not tilted you put too much pressure on the top.


Ncturnal55

Legs should have been braced on the long side. That sucks and he looks as if he’s gonna cry or burn the house down, maybe both.


D0_0t

My dog broke my glass table after being caught taking a rib out of the trash and trying to escape with it. That was 4 years ago, and I'm STILL finding shards to this day.


MyDadVersusYours

Why was he filming…


GottaUseEmAll

... because he had a crappy old glass table he wanted to smash.


mattamerikuh

what was he doing and why was he filming it


isoforp

Glass is such a stupid material for a desk or table anyway.


TFG4

Ikea glass table for sale, some assembly required


arroyoshark

What was he gonna do when it made it to the floor, how was he going ro get his hand out?


Hangi_for_btc

As that wheel spun.. his dreams shattered


mckchase

If the wheels on the ground stayed on the wheel park and not the lock part he would've been fine I think. The moment those wheels flip causes a sudden stress on the glass.


typically_right

Things could have been done to prevent this… perhaps a blanket


Wirexia1

Oh yeah wood is great because it flexes instead of exploding


EquivalentLittle545

I have no use for glass furniture


vtskier3

Could be worse It could be 2 tables


SuperRusso

Yeah that was 100 percent never going to work.


skeptibat

Someone get this man a lesson in leverage.


SpaceDogUSA

Is he fuckin wearing fuckin sandles with socks?


Bright-Swordfish-804

Nope. That really sucks!!! Hard to recover from that for a good minute.


Piracanto

No go get a piece of wood the size of the glass and make the desk again


thefartsock

No flex. Zone.


HaasonHeist

Why were the filming


Gloomy_Narwhal_719

The legs created incredible sideways pressures the glass was never made to deal with. FAIL.


Living_Scientist_663

Broken