Glass Tables Are Exploding — Here's Why

"Why was this glass popping like popcorn in the middle of the night?"

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Elizabeth said the daughter of a glazier, or glass installer, told her that mass-produced homewares like the glass table are often of unpredictable quality nowadays, meaning some will shatter without warning while others last years. "You don’t know when you buy a table or a shower door if it has defects that will cause it to shatter," she said.