A couple of days ago, one of the placemats on my kitchen table exploded all over the table and also onto the ground. It's made of a glassy/plastic-y material. Meaning, it looks like glass, but it won't cut through skin unless you really dig it in. We found shards of it up to 5 feet away from the table. This occurred randomly in the early evening. No one in my house witnessed it. Nothing was placed on the placemat for that entire day. No one went near it. There were no sudden temperature changes in the house, although it has been colder than normal in the evenings here in Northern California. We've had the placemats 10+ years. The table is a glass table with a clear, plastic covering on top.
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posted by madonna of the unloved
on Feb 1, 2013 -
12 answers
Dear AskMeFi: is has to be some way to get the effect I'm looking for on my walls but with a shimmer? I like
this tree branch graphic for my walls, but I would like to have it shine like
glass beaded wallpaper. As I understand it, glitter never sticks to anything you want it to but sticks to everything else. I'm just not sure how to get the effect on my walls that I envision. Ideally it would be removable because we live in an apartment. Thank you for your help!
posted by Issithe
on Nov 12, 2012 -
6 answers
one of the feet broke off of my mom's Lalique bowl. it's a pretty clean break, it looks like I could just put it back on. can I? what would be the best way to do this? or am I better off taking it to a specialist to repair?
thanks in advance.
posted by sabh
on May 27, 2012 -
9 answers
Where can an individual order a small number of glass bottles in the Philadelphia area?
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posted by dzkalman
on Nov 26, 2011 -
10 answers
The glass of the right-hand side mirror on my car broke recently, and I was able to buy replacement glass online, but it did not come with any way to adhere it to the mount. The original glass had some sort of sticky backing. Any suggestions on what kind of adhesive to use or how else to install it?
posted by briank
on Oct 3, 2011 -
7 answers
Looking for a glazier in NYC who can apply safety film to some large mirrors.
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posted by tip120
on Jul 30, 2011 -
3 answers
What's the best/least expensive way to run a garden hose from my cellar thru a brick wall to the front of my house?
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posted by boby
on Jul 18, 2011 -
13 answers
I cracked my windshield. On the inside. Two years ago. A week ago it's gotten worse. Do I
need to replace? Needlessly long DIT.
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posted by carlh
on Jul 10, 2011 -
9 answers
Trying to replace a vintage-ish glass I broke. Can someone help me with descriptive terms so I can find it on ebay?
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posted by dammitjim
on Jan 21, 2011 -
9 answers
I need help finding a company that takes your existing wine bottle and turns it into a pillar candle by cutting off the top and pouring a candle into it. I believe it was in OR or WA.
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posted by bq
on Jan 6, 2011 -
6 answers
Need help finding the glasses found in Don's office in Mad Men (as seen on the season 3 dvd/blu ray cover
here and
here).
Just want to buy them, assume similarity with these glasses, not price, is the priority.
posted by Patbon
on Jan 5, 2011 -
5 answers
Short and sweet... Does anyone happen to have a ballpark figure for the percentage of light reflected by a 'standard' sheet of glass and a 'standard' sheet of perspex of similar thickness?
posted by twine42
on Aug 26, 2010 -
3 answers
What is the best way to ship food in glass jars from the U.S. to a foreign country?
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posted by needled
on Jun 25, 2010 -
7 answers
I accidentally broke a single glass window pane in my apartment. I couldn't believe how easily it broke, but now I see that it's 1/16th of an inch thick! No wonder! Landlord wants me to pay for the repair, I want ALL my windows replaced with 1/8" panes for free!
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posted by wannaknow
on Apr 9, 2010 -
34 answers
I came home tonight to find a piece of glass missing from my window, but it wasn't a break-in. Help me figure out the cause.
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posted by carbide
on Apr 7, 2010 -
13 answers
Replacing iMac (2008/aluminum) Hard Drive. What's the best way to remove glass front held in by magnets?
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posted by nam3d
on Mar 11, 2010 -
5 answers
How can I tell if the crack in my car windshield has been repaired? You would think it would be obvious.. but apparently it's not.
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posted by snorlaxx
on Sep 15, 2009 -
8 answers
Can you identify these window parts and suggest where I could purchase equivalents? May be specific to the UK.
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posted by odinsdream
on Jun 2, 2009 -
8 answers
Best places to go for stained glass supplies in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area?
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posted by schnee
on Apr 23, 2009 -
5 answers
We broke a glass in the kitchen sink and cleaned it up as best as we could, but now the garbage disposal is jammed. Do we have to call a plumber?
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posted by onlyconnect
on Oct 17, 2007 -
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Several times over the past few months, glasses have come out of my dishwasher sliced into two pieces. The cut is always smooth, and I don't find any glass shards left over. This only happens with glasses--mugs, plates, etc, are entirely unharmed. What might be causing this?
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posted by yankeefog
on Sep 15, 2006 -
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On Thursday night, my stove's glass door exploded for no discernable reason whatsoever. Since MeFi's population encompass many trades, I'm hoping there's someone with a background in physics, engineering, or an appropriate tradesman who either knows or can venture a fairly educated guess as to why it happened.
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posted by WCityMike
on Dec 21, 2005 -
25 answers
The windows in my flat do a lousy job of keeping heat in and cold out. Is there a way to improve the insulating properties of window glass without installing double glazing? Ideally it would be something I could install myself (and if necessary remove when I move out of my rented flat.) Googling turned up various window films, both
do-it-yourself and
have-somebody-do-it-for-you. Any experience with these or similar products? Any other suggestions?
posted by yankeefog
on Feb 21, 2005 -
12 answers
I've seen this in a few movies (A Beautiful Mind perhaps?) and more recently in that horrible TV show "Numb3rs": A pane of glass being used as a chalkboard with some sort of marker. Where can I obtain such a marker, and what is it called?
posted by phrontist
on Feb 7, 2005 -
33 answers
