Re: Curse of Clay Cowgill - Chronical of Carnage

Amazing!
The other day I was working on a pinball machine, It was sat below my garage
loft. Out of nowhere a metal pole 2m long fell from the loft and landed end
on the glass! didn't even mark it. With the amount of noise it made I
thought for sure it would be cracked
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kemmer Evans" <skanknride@hotmail.com>
To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: 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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