WislaHD
Superstar
Unbelievable. I thought it was heritage?
al-z
New Member
About bloody time that mess at the top will get cleared.
Benito
Senior Member
ptbotrmpfn
Senior Member
Well there still junk up there days after being told off about saying it ain’t comming down... we’ll there is still clutter up there so. Till it’s gone I still stand by I will believe it when I see it all gone.
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Huh?
WillTo
Senior Member
DSC
Superstar
Why?
WeirdFishes
Active Member
DSC
Superstar
WOW. Under the Building Code, doors are supposed to be of shatter-proof glass (tempered) so if it wasn't this is yet another example of sloppy workmanship and corner-cutting on the L-Tower.
WeirdFishes
Active Member
ADRM
Senior Member
Well that looks like a lawsuit.
DtTO
Active Member
Why? Based on the photo posted by WeirdFishes, it looks like it was tempered glass, and tempered glass sometimes does spontaneously break (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_glass_breakage); it doesn't necessarily indicate negligence.
ADRM
Senior Member
I guess I hold glass manufacturers to a higher standard than you do? Whether or not an instance is "spontaneous" is rather tangential to the fact that someone looks to have been fairly seriously injured by their product.
kotsy
Senior Member
DtTO
Active Member
In the real world, accidents happen, and a well documented phenomenon like spontaneous glass breakage is actually specifically a potential side effect of toughening the glass. The alternative is to have regular, non tempered glass that breaks into large shards that will cut someone's entire face and possibly leave them blind; is that what you'd like? Judging by the photo posted, it looks like the glass did its job, and the kid got a few cuts on his arm and leg. Unfortunate, but much more preferable to the potential damage that non tempered glass would've done. I don't think the fault lies in the glass panel, which did its job, nor the manufacturer as the install was clearly successful enough to last the past few years. Maybe we should push for legislation to mandate laminated glass be used at public entry points? I don't know, but you're definitely attributing blame to the wrong party here.