How to tell if double glazing has "popped"...

[Rob Morley]

When I was a lad we knocked the neck off an old TV tube and were most disappointed with the resulting whoosh - we were expecting something spectacular.

[Dave Fawthrop]

|In article |Richard A Downing wrote: | |>=20 |> Most tubes have a small glass 'pip' on the neck somewhere. It's said = to |> be quite safe to just nip it off with pliers. I don't know if this is |> true, and like you, I'd only try it with full protective gear on!!! |>=20 |When I was a lad we knocked the neck off an old TV tube and were most=20 |disappointed with the resulting whoosh - we were expecting something=20 |spectacular.

When I was in the RAF, in a scare the youngsters demonstration, they put = a

303 round into an old CRT, glass everywhere traveling at high speeds. I hope the stories of improved design are true.

--=20 Dave Fawthrop

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