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u/tvieno 18d ago
I understand the breaking of the glass and all that but like the subgroup's title, why was he filming himself? Do people really record themselves doing tasks around the house?
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u/Screaming_Monkey 18d ago
Because if he wasn’t, we wouldn’t see this to be able to ask.
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u/evonebo 18d ago
The table has wheels. Not sure what he was trying to accomplish there..
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u/plasmaticImmunity 18d ago
I'm assuming they were going to replace the wheels? I don't see why else they would try to put it on its side?
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u/Born-Agency-3922 18d ago
Bad luck? Did you see how much strain he put on the glass by leaning the desk on the corner legs?
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 18d ago
But if you were moving to a new location, even if you boxed it, and stamped it fragile & this way up only, it's not certain it would arrive in one piece..
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u/crusty54 18d ago
I’m starting to think that it’s not a good idea to make the central load bearing structure of a large piece of furniture out of a sheet of glass.
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 18d ago
Lol. You think? I see glass table tops for sale all the time.. they must be selling ... to who I can't say
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u/crusty54 18d ago
I think they’re fine as long as they’re just sitting on a base. The problems start when you put holes in them and then stick what are essentially giant levers through the holes.
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u/abdayk23 18d ago
You can always just glue it back together tho
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 18d ago
Lol. I think they might have had a better chance with old Humpty Dumpty.
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u/Bammalam102 18d ago
If you were moving to a new location you should take it apart
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 18d ago
That would make sense.... if its that sort of design that comes in boxes and you have to assemble it manually. I have seen wooden desks like that its true.
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u/HopefulPlantain5475 18d ago
"You think this is bad design and not bad luck? Well what about a totally different situation where the bad design would also cause it to break?"
What point are you even trying to make?
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 18d ago
Oh sorry, I wasn't at that point responding to the quote you pasted though, but rather the one above mine.... it can get confusing.
Responding to your quote: I would say it's a bad choice of material for a desk on the whole .... and a bad decision to invest in it. Lol If tje design was implemented with different materials, it would be ok..
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u/outwest88 18d ago
This happened to me. Ordered a one piece fully glass coffee table. It arrived as a giant pile of tiny crushed glass shards.
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 18d ago
Crap... what happened afterwards? How did you get reimbursed?
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u/outwest88 18d ago
Haha I complained to the seller and sent them photos and they gave me a refund. But then I just bought a wooden table after that. Don’t wanna make that mistake again 😂
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u/Ok-Pomegranate858 18d ago
Wow, agreed with you there. Glass is for things that NEED to made of it! Glad it worked out ok in the end.
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u/ambulance-kun 18d ago
Guy probably thought the glass just exploded on its own because of how low quality it is, and is about to blame the table company
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u/darklogic85 18d ago
Oh, that looked like a bad idea from the start. The amount of tension on that individual leg on the right side is really high. Laying this table down safely requires two people.
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u/Hammy-Cheeks 18d ago
Kinda his fault for buying a glass desk. Imagine cleaning that bitch all the time, you can see all your greasy fingerprints, all the dust that collects, and it’s naturally fragile as fuck so raging would be an issue. Wood or metal is the way to go.
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u/FindingAwake 18d ago
Why was he filming? Why post the L?
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u/secondCupOfTheDay 18d ago
I can't tell if this is ironic.
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u/FindingAwake 18d ago
Im pretty dumb.
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u/secondCupOfTheDay 18d ago
Nah. This sub's gone to crap its just another random vid aggregator sub now.
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u/DrVinylScratch 18d ago
Wooden desks are superior. And if you want transparent polycarbonate or acrylics.
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u/janos42us 18d ago
That’s not bad luck, I saw that coming a mile away, that was the expected result of his actions.
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u/rodsident 18d ago
Am I the only one thinking that with both hands on the bottom edge that wouldn’t have happened?
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u/DueEnthusiasm 17d ago
The amount of flex on the glass when those casters flipped was crazy to see.
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u/meltingintoice 17d ago
Am I the only one who sees the nucleation of the break being the point where his metal tool is putting pressure on the glass?
I’m not disagreeing that the glass was under excess tension from the legs, but I think he still might have made it down if he hadn’t been holding the pliers.
Similar thing happened once when I tried to push a door handle while holding my iPhone in the same hand. What seemed like minor pressure shattered the screen because the metal from the handle was concentrated on one point.
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u/dutchboy998 18d ago
Not bad luck just stupid