Scientists develop 'unbreakable' glass almost as tough as steel

Re:Scientists develop 'unbreakable' glass almost as tough as... by nly on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @11:11PM (#10504542)

Pyrex will shatter if you take it out of a blistering hot oven and pour cold water on it (e.g. to let stuck on food soak).

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Re:Scientists develop 'unbreakable' glass almost as tough as... by yyyyyak on Tuesday November 03, 2015 @11:20PM (#10504573)

Yah...I just learned this the hard way. I took it out of the oven and put in on the cold granite countertop.

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Re:Scientists develop 'unbreakable' glass almost as tough as... by govspy on Friday November 06, 2015 @12:09AM (#10517942)

I never said that Pyrex is unbreakable. But it certainly wont break just because "an ignorant person left it in the oven for hours on end".

Almost every material known to man will break/crack/shatter/do-something if you rapidly cool it from an elevated temperature.

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Re:Scientists develop 'unbreakable' glass almost as tough as... by d2xdy2 on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @12:02AM (#10504700)

Yeah, taking a piping hot casserole dish out of the oven and placing it on a damp rag on my counter showed me this feature. Pretty terrifying at the time.

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