Flying glass
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flying-glass-313-5238581
title:
Flying glass
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Flying glass refers to pieces of broken glass which become sharp missiles projected by the force which broke the glass, along with any strain energy due to tempering. They often cause cut-type injuries. Flying glass resulting from an explosion poses a significant risk in the event; up to 85% of injuries from an explosion are due to flying glass.
Severity of injury from flying glass depends on the peak overpressure of the blast. Potential for injury has been derived from both experiments and theo
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Pieces of broken glass that become sharp projectiles
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_glass
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2024-01-22T20:28:43Z
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