Re: Curse of Clay Cowgill - Chronical of Carnage

I once had two arcade fall out of the back of a Truck going around a corner.
  Both cabinets broke into pieces. I was shocked to find the glass to one
of them laying in the bottom of the game unbroken. I was even more shocked
to find the glass from the other game laying on the sidewalk 20 feet away,
also unbroken.

>From: "simon" <simonjhanlon@btopenworld.com>
>Reply-To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>Subject: Re: VECTOR: Curse of Clay Cowgill - Chronical of Carnage
>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:15:47 -0000
>
>toughened glass must never be hit on the edge as it is very weak for some
>reason, I was told this last time I had a bit cut for a table top.
>----- Original Message ----- From: "James McGovern" <James@RetroBlast.com>
>To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:43 PM
>Subject: Re: VECTOR: Curse of Clay Cowgill - Chronical of Carnage
>
>
>>What is it about concrete and that glass? I have seen an Omega Race game
>>glass do the same thing when set on edge on concrete once. Just POW! (or
>>BAM
>>if you prefer)
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: <cmdr-dave@spamcop.net>
>>To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
>>Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 1:35 PM
>>Subject: Re: VECTOR: Curse of Clay Cowgill - Chronical of Carnage
>>
>>
>>>You know, it's funny about video game glass. Once I was cleaning the
>>garage and
>>>leaned a piece of glass aginst the wall for a few minutes. I did this
>>>VERY
>>>carefully. When I went to pick it up (just as carefully) the instant I
>>started
>>>to move the glass... BLAM. It shattered into a million pieces. I didn't
>>bump it
>>>or anything. I just attributed it to the concrete floor, but I guess if
>>the
>>>glass gets vibrated just right it explodes.
>>>
>>>Ah, the good old days.... :-P
>>>
>>>-Commander Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Quoting Tim Tewalt <tim@srccomputers.com>:
>>>
>>> > The summer of 1994 I remember stripping two water logged Space Duels
>>>in
>>> > an alley behind an op's warehouse. Jump forward to March of 2006
>>>where
>>> > someone on vectorlist needs a Space Duel glass. Of course, I lay out
>>> > the two *best* pieces of glass on a table for comparison. I went to
>>> > shimmy between the Tempest and the table you see in the picture,
>>> > accidentally bump one glass into the edge of the other and...
>>> >
>>> > http://tewalt.com/claycurse/ClayCurse%20004.jpg
>>> > http://tewalt.com/claycurse/ClayCurse%20005.jpg
>>> > http://tewalt.com/claycurse/ClayCurse%20006.jpg
>>> > http://tewalt.com/claycurse/ClayCurse%20007.jpg
>>> > http://tewalt.com/claycurse/ClayCurse%20008.jpg
>>> > http://tewalt.com/claycurse/ClayCurse%20009.jpg
>>> > http://tewalt.com/claycurse/ClayCurse%20010.jpg
>>> >
>>> > ..."BLAM" as Clay writes below, is quite an apt description of the
>>> > sound. In my case however, the glass exploded everywhere.
>>> >
>>> > Oh well, at least I finally have something to post to the vectorlist.
>>> >
>>> > Tim
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>>> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Clay Cowgill
>>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:13 PM
>>> > To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>>> > Subject: VECTOR: Space Duel monitor glass? Anyone?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > *sigh*
>>> >
>>> > My Space Duel at Ground Kontrol had a spontaneous "safety glass
>>> > activation" a couple nights ago. :-(
>>> >
>>> > (We had rearranged games a week ago and I think Space Duel's cabinet >
>>>was
>>> > a little 'torqued' with sitting on a uneven section of floor... All
>>>of
>>> > the sudden a couple nights ago there was a "blam!"... Nobody was in >
>>>the
>>> > arcade at the moment, but it was tracked down to Space Duel's monitor
>>> > glass. Totally spider-webbed. We lucked out that it didn't collapse
>>> > though! We managed to get packing tape applied all over the front >
>>>face,
>>> > open the control panel, and actually lift it out of the cabinet pretty
>>> > much all in one piece. Made cleanup a lot easier!)
>>> >
>>> > We're going to replace it with some smoked plexiglass for the arcade >
>>>for
>>> > now, but I'd like to buy an original glass if anyone has a spare or a
>>> > junked cabinet you want to part out.
>>> >
>>> > Toss me an email with your price... info@multigame.com
>>> >
>>> > Thanks!
>>> > -Clay
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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