Any non tempered glass will normally break as a single crack or multiple cracks which develop or propagate from origin either spontaneously or gently.
Breaking a sheet of tempered glass.
The glass breakage is shown full speed half speed.
Dress in a long sleeved shirt long pants and.
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.
Thick industrial paper is used to catch the broken tempered glass.
The small pieces are not very sharp and safer to deal with than the next type.
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.
These breaks tend to be linear and not circular.
Breaking tempered glass at work.
Spontaneous breakage in tempered glass is however much more dramatic as the whole pane of tempered glass breaks with a loud noise and high visibility as it breaks into thousands of small pieces.
Spread a 10 foot length of industrial paper.
Always wear protective clothing when working with glass.
How to safely break a sheet of tempered glass step 1.