Coincidence?

[Elizabeth]

My freind's kittens decided to redecorate her tree whilst she was at work!
What I found interesting was how this (and another) sand blasted star broke.   Obviously they fell points down,  but I have never seen a break right up the sides along the foil like this.
Was it just coincidence - or can anyone provide a technical reason?   I wondered if maybe a little too much heat when soldering 'weakened' the sandblasted glass,  as presumably sandblasting affects the surface of the glass to some degree anyway?   I always want to know 'why',  although I do know that with glass there is not always an answer!
p.s. - I did'nt make the stars.!

[Glassic]

When the lateral force met resistence I guess the energy went up.

[PiscesGlass]

After looking at the pic, it just seems to me that the law of stress points (if there is such a law) made the foil push away from the glass based on where it struck the floor.  The sharp points of the glass appear to have made the foil push away on both outside edges.

Of course the foil didn't appear to have adhered as well as it should have and that could have been caused by several issues.  First the sandblasting of the glass..was it completely clean, as in washed extremely well to remove sandblast material and/or glass, how well was the foil burnished?  How old was the foil used?  Oil residue off the hands that wasn't washed off prior to foiling?  There are any number of reasons why the foil didn't stick.


De

[nansea121]

mmm...you got me on that one. Could be like De and Yvonne suggested or just a pure fluke of nature:)

[Elizabeth]

 made the foil push away from the glass   

De
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The glass has actually fractured right up the side along the foil line (pretty much as Yvonne says!)  There is actually a thin sliver of glass left in the foil.  Must have just fallen at precisely the right angle!

[PiscesGlass]

Yes, I only noticed at first the break on the tip of the left point..but looking closely I can see some of the glass still in the foil..hummm..I still stand by the fact that it must have dropped straight down and you're right, have to have hit the floor at pricisely the correct angle...

So it had less to do with the foil and more to do with the stress/impact concussing the two bottom points.

De

[Tre V]

Well.. when the star fell, the glass fairies rushed out and tried to stop the whole thing from shattering. Being tiny things, they could only do so much. So while the foil was pulled out, the glass (the ultimate goal) was saved. These, by the way, are the same fairies that come in the night and make your glass look so much better in the morning than it did last night when you were tired. They are related to, but only by marriage, to the paint fairies and the shoe elves.

[PiscesGlass]

 

Tre I admire your ability for whimsy!  I'll bet those helpful angels are cousins to the shoe elves, the paint fairies and lets not forget the tooth fairy.


   De

[Elizabeth]

You're probably right , Tre V!   I have a whole host of faeries around here - as well as goblins, elves - - and a big ogre too!

[Glassic]

So to whom are the chocolate chip faries related?   ... or maybe they are pixies....

[PiscesGlass]

You know, I, of all people, have never heard of the Chocolate Chip Fairies...but upon second thought they must be the ones that keep eating that bag of Chocolate Chips I intended to use to bake cookies with.

I'd say off hand they must be 2nd cousins to the pixies...your thoughts?

De

[Ian]

and where do the I'm gonna steal one of your socks and drive you nuts faeries fit in Little buggers!!!
Ian

[Tre V]

Somewhere there a bunch of odd socks filled with chocolate chips..

[Tre V]

Sorry.. I apologize for hijacking this thread. We now return you to your normal programming..

[Kev]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Glassic]

What did the old crims call the brick in the sock? A jar of Nuttella would be much the same and solve the mystery of where that missing sock went.
Ohhh I just remembered the Bureau of Missing Socks, I wonder if they are still out there on the web.

[Audrey]

Those glass fairies that make your glass look better in the morning??? I've got their cousins - the ones that make it look WORSE in the morning. Tre, I will trade you TWO sock-stealing faries ( I have plenty) for ONE glass fairy. Now THERE'S a deal you can hardly refuse.

[Elizabeth]

So to whom are the chocolate chip faries related?   ... or maybe they are pixies....

Dunno whoe they're related to - but, man I got a whole tribe of 'em living at my house!   Just open a slab of chocolate and zap! it's finished!   Not even crumbs left to tell the story!

[Wayne]

Chocolate is what IT is all about!


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm good.

[Judy K]

You guys are so silly!!!!!!!

I would glue the star back together and solder the tips.