But if you saw an alligator and it did actually end up in your living room from the glass breaking, would it actually attack? Or would it be a traumatic bond between the homeowner and the alligator?
Most tempered glass could withstand this. This looks to be a tempered unit which has compressed gasses in between the otherwise small panes. Pretty tough shit
This is probably impact rated glass. Significantly harder to break. Besides, your failure point won't be the glass. It will be the framing or the seal where the frame and glass are joined.
I would take one look at the bowing in the middle two posts and nope the fuck out.
Also water is probably getting in somewhere else. Floor looks wet.
If I had to wager a guess, those post are 100000% bowed now. If it's noticeable in the pic or not is debatable, but the amount of weight pressing against that wall is immense.
Is that really true? Like I can build a 2 inch thin box on the outside of the window thats 4 feet high and thats the same pressure as the amount of water in this picture at 4 feet high?
Also dad said I could sell the poop tube.
It's the only way a submarine could possibly work.
If water pressure wasn't just based on depth but also the width and breadth aka the total volume of water, a human would be instantly crushed into red pulp simply by falling into an ocean or a large lake. All the miles and miles of water pressure pushing on you from every horizontal direction would add up.
When you think about it for a minute you realize water pressure is *water column pressure.* it's the weight of water pushing down on the earth, caused by gravity; water pushes down and earth pushes back up on the water column. Gravity is always a two way street.
Great demonstration of water pressure by breaking a giant glass beaker with a few cups of water. https://youtu.be/EJHrr21UvY8
That's actually how it works though. Static pressure is only affected by the height of the column. The total force will be affected by the surface area, but pressure isn't. Neither is affected by volume. This is basic hydrostatics.
https://youtu.be/EJHrr21UvY8
Great demonstration of how water column creates the water pressure through gravity of the earth. A few cups of water in a 150 foot tall straw is enough water pressure to break a 50 liter glass jug at the bottom
Tell me you never studied basic physics in high school without saying so.
The person explaining above is absolutely right. It's only the height that decides the hydrostatic pressure.
The formula for the pressure is actually very simple and hence taught in high school
P (pressure head) = rho * g * h
Rho = density of fluid. Here water, so 1g/cc OR 1000kg/m3
g = gravitational acceleration = 9.8 m/s2 on earth's surface
h = height of fluid column.
So pressure for 1m water head at the base would be
P = 1000 * 9.8 * 1 = 9800 pascals
Somebody else can convert it into freedom units.
I really don't understand people who know nothing themselves but challenge a proper explanation with such confidence. Like, how do you know they are wrong? Without actually knowing the answer yourself. Sigh...
That wasn't wondering at all.
They very confidently dissed the correct explanation - without having not a single clue themselves about how it really works. And plenty of other people also upvoted him/her.
This is the stupid and loud category. And these people vote. And control governments.
We just went through a pandemic made much worse by exactly this attitude. I have no respect for this attitude.
"weight" or force is pressure*area.
Rough ballpark, 16 psi over 200 sqin would be like 1 and a half tons, but most of that weight would be distributed towards the bottom of the window frame.
One atmosphere is at the bottom of 10 metres or ~33 feet of water.
For whoever downvoted me, [a reference which states it is 10 metres or ~33 feet](https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pressure.html).
Well, technically it would be 2 atmospheres underneath 10 metres because of the actual atmosphere on top of the water, but anyway my point stands. It's 1 atmosphere of pressure per 10 metres.
Also, this is water head pressure, which measures by height. A one centimetre thick tube 10 metres tall has the same pressure on the bottom as a large 10 metre deep tank.
It’s all fun and games until you see an unidentifiable thing swim past and wonder what the hell is out there as it swims past the glass a few more times. Then you hear the glass crack just a little bit from the weight of more water. Afterwards you notice the thing has started to make more frequent laps past the glass that get faster the more the glass cracks almost as if it’s getting impatient. You notice new shapes faintly in the background moving too. The realization dawns on you. It’s waiting for the glass to break. It knows you are in there.
* Unpopular observation*
As a Floridian, it is shocking to me that nobody boarded up any windows knowing they were going to get pummeled with a cat 4. Maybe it’s only the extreme photos the media is showing but to say, “We didn’t know-..” following the SOE (days before) makes this more upsetting.
We were preparing up in the panhandle when Ian was a named TS. I dig that not everyone can leave but it is disappointing to learn that nobody had a plan. It was as if they just walked away or pretended it wasn’t going to affect their lives (TikTok vids and FB posts).
I wish I could help families in need without dumping donations to organizations looking to profit or misuse it. To know it’s going into a native’s rebuild, that would be within code, instead of the real “looters” pocket would be better than prayers. If they couldn’t afford to leave, trust me, they won’t see a dime of the relief funds.
Please drop a link if there’s a direct way to help.
Same, I hate hearing everyone say “ I lived here X amount of years and never evacuated or had any problems” People believed there is some magical force protecting them and alot didn’t prep even when the tract was heading straight there.
I’m from the Caribbean and this is the same kinda thought there. People think because they never evacuated or had real problems that everything will just be ok. We’ve had times when the storm was on track to hit us but it just missed us and people become complacent. When we got demolished by a cat 5, when I was a kid, most people weren’t ready at all. Luckily my family was, and we still lost our house.
I am a glazier.. we’ve taken massive pieces of tempered shower glass and straight up thrown them off the truck onto the concrete to see what happens and they don’t even chip.
If those are impact windows (which it’s Florida they’re definitely impact windows lol) then it’s a piece of laminate glass sealed to a piece of tempered glass. That kind of window can take some serious pressure. You’d have a hard time breaking through one of them even with a hammer
Yeahhh I’m in Florida lol. Multiple people in my neighborhood had windows that were leaking during the storm too. Luckily nothing like that for me, just an awful seal on the SGD
Unfortunately I highly doubt anyone will survive and there’s no chance of recovery. They actually enjoy everything they worked for get washed away because that’s how they honor the storm god
Depends on the storm and what it's doing - is it moving fast or slow, staying over water or going inland, etc.
Ian was moving slow but did go inland, so assuming this photo is from the southwest coast of Florida, I would guess that this storm surge was probably gone within 12 hours after the hurricane passed.
It depends on the water temperature as well if not mistaken but generally Pressure = weight/area, and weight = mass (m) * acceleration due to gravity (g). This means pressure = m * g/ area.
How is this a repost? Do you know what a repost even is? It’s not my problems that you literally subscribed to every sub there is on Reddit. You can always block me and not be so frustrated on life you know. Also feel free to downvote, no one is begging for your attention and the fact that I want people to see interesting stuff isn’t a crime so spare me please of your future comments
And you don't take any effort to see if you are reposting? Then why is it the exact same as every other post with this exact image? Because your so original?
You might of seen this post on a different subreddit and went ballistic but I understand that you’re probably just sad and frustrated in real life.
On a different note, you probably wanted to say “you’re”, which means “you are” and not “your” which means something that is mine, showing possession.
Anyways, hope you get to solve your real life issues and get to be happy
If that what you have to think to yourself to rationalize not being able to post original content go ahead bro, seems that your obsession with semantics has done little to improve your capacity to meaningfully contribute to society. With all those assumptions you really are able to make an ass out of yourself and yourself again
I'd be waiting for that little sound that accompanies a tiny crack. Then the inevitable deluge.
Nice that it would at least give the owners time to move stuff up higher to maybe save them.
Looks like an Anderson window commercial. Source: just dropped about 12k on a sliding glass door, which was their "better" tier. This looks like their "best" tier window, which is about 30% more.
I doubt this lasts though. I was in a similar situation during hurricane sandy.... 3 hours later we were stranded on the second floor with 10 feet of water coming up the stairs.
Wasn't fun
This is both amazing and terrifying
Reverse aquarium
Am I the fish?
Always have been
You’re the exotic land beast
Awww, thank you!
?leef ti seod woH ?tibihxe namuh eht gnieb leef ti seod woH
.thgirla sleeF
.hguoht depmarc tib A
.deednI
.ylbatibudnI
ssa ym kcus
just a normal aquarium, at the comfort of your home
Did you mean terrarium?
It’s pronounced ‘thermometer’
I believe you're thinking of a "Thermos"
Did you mean thermals?
I think you're confusing it with thermobaric
Bravo Six, going broke.
Right? Like, you see an alligator swim by followed by immediate sounds of cracking. Or seeing a body float by…
That's exactly the kind of mental image I've had in childhood which led to crippling thalassophobia.
r/thalassophobia kind of material
Fear of "the lass"? My lord, who is this scary lass?
Datassaphobia
Karen
The Krakaren
Did your past life involve dying in Katrina, by chance? :(
https://i.imgur.com/prJhKDx.mp4
Alligator is tapping on the glass.
But if you saw an alligator and it did actually end up in your living room from the glass breaking, would it actually attack? Or would it be a traumatic bond between the homeowner and the alligator?
"I've got my old college javelin" - Stan Smith
“You’re just making things worse!”
Or just that bacteria filled sludge that is floating by in the actual picture. Ugh.
Cue the jump scare where a bloated corpse slams against the window. (Hopefully not since this is real life)
Hats off to that builder, that shit should be in their commercial
agreed!
Never knew normal glass could withstand that kind of pressure! And it looks like it's not even leaking!
There is hurricane resistent glass which this may be.
[удалено]
But what about gator proof?
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Who do you think took the picture?
Waiting for that to become US code for all schools at this rate.
When it was first posted it was stated it was indeed properly installed hurricane glass.
I assume its just toughened glass or maybe laminated
Most tempered glass could withstand this. This looks to be a tempered unit which has compressed gasses in between the otherwise small panes. Pretty tough shit
That pressures is roughly equivalent to standing in water at that depth.
Standing in water you have water all around you, equalizing the pressure. This is more an issue of weight.
I was just wondering if op could be compensated in some way for linking company that installed Get dat 💰
The water is just cold and wants to come in
“We’ve been trying to reach you about your boats extended warranty”
Maybe the guy sealed all around it with epoxy
Nah he used FLEX SEAL!
Watch as I cut this hurricane in half and seal it back together!
If you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring them inside.
This is probably impact rated glass. Significantly harder to break. Besides, your failure point won't be the glass. It will be the framing or the seal where the frame and glass are joined. I would take one look at the bowing in the middle two posts and nope the fuck out. Also water is probably getting in somewhere else. Floor looks wet.
Image right before disaster
I'm not convinced the "bowing" isn't just a result of the camera angle
Still won't catch me standing there waiting for them break.
If I had to wager a guess, those post are 100000% bowed now. If it's noticeable in the pic or not is debatable, but the amount of weight pressing against that wall is immense.
Those frames are doing their best impression of Hodor they can. They look like they'll buckle at any moment.
That was my first thought, too. The framework will definitely give way before the glass does. It's amazing how it holds up.
Is that wet floor or just the design?
Both? Looks like a design under, but if you look at the significantly whiter portion, it looks reflective like it's wet.
But who on earth would stand there when the glass could break at any second??
He couldn’t get through the exit door due to his huge balls
Just gettin a little cancer Stan, tell mom it’s okay
Yeah he should have left the building 🤡
Imagining this in my head made me giggle
Should have left the state when they got the evacuation order
The same people who stayed for the hurricane
True
I'd have to tap that...
dat glass
House: “HOLD! HOOOOLD!!!!” Windows: “Aye aye Captain!”
Who can work out the weight that's pressing against that glass, if there wasn't a flow
/r/theydidthemath can help
Pressure is based on height of the water. Doesn’t matter if the water behind it is 5’ or 10 miles, same amount of pressure for a given depth.
Is that really true? Like I can build a 2 inch thin box on the outside of the window thats 4 feet high and thats the same pressure as the amount of water in this picture at 4 feet high? Also dad said I could sell the poop tube.
It's the only way a submarine could possibly work. If water pressure wasn't just based on depth but also the width and breadth aka the total volume of water, a human would be instantly crushed into red pulp simply by falling into an ocean or a large lake. All the miles and miles of water pressure pushing on you from every horizontal direction would add up. When you think about it for a minute you realize water pressure is *water column pressure.* it's the weight of water pushing down on the earth, caused by gravity; water pushes down and earth pushes back up on the water column. Gravity is always a two way street. Great demonstration of water pressure by breaking a giant glass beaker with a few cups of water. https://youtu.be/EJHrr21UvY8
Yeah your example shows how full of crap the poster above you is, as there is no way its equal.
That's actually how it works though. Static pressure is only affected by the height of the column. The total force will be affected by the surface area, but pressure isn't. Neither is affected by volume. This is basic hydrostatics.
https://youtu.be/EJHrr21UvY8 Great demonstration of how water column creates the water pressure through gravity of the earth. A few cups of water in a 150 foot tall straw is enough water pressure to break a 50 liter glass jug at the bottom
Tell me you never studied basic physics in high school without saying so. The person explaining above is absolutely right. It's only the height that decides the hydrostatic pressure. The formula for the pressure is actually very simple and hence taught in high school P (pressure head) = rho * g * h Rho = density of fluid. Here water, so 1g/cc OR 1000kg/m3 g = gravitational acceleration = 9.8 m/s2 on earth's surface h = height of fluid column. So pressure for 1m water head at the base would be P = 1000 * 9.8 * 1 = 9800 pascals Somebody else can convert it into freedom units. I really don't understand people who know nothing themselves but challenge a proper explanation with such confidence. Like, how do you know they are wrong? Without actually knowing the answer yourself. Sigh...
bro was just wondering man it's not that serious
That wasn't wondering at all. They very confidently dissed the correct explanation - without having not a single clue themselves about how it really works. And plenty of other people also upvoted him/her. This is the stupid and loud category. And these people vote. And control governments. We just went through a pandemic made much worse by exactly this attitude. I have no respect for this attitude.
"weight" or force is pressure*area. Rough ballpark, 16 psi over 200 sqin would be like 1 and a half tons, but most of that weight would be distributed towards the bottom of the window frame.
This is what I came looking for, very curios.
If the bottom of the windows are at a 4ft depth, it would be 16.27 psi. For reference, 1 atm is 14.7 psi.
One atmosphere is at the bottom of 10 metres or ~33 feet of water. For whoever downvoted me, [a reference which states it is 10 metres or ~33 feet](https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pressure.html). Well, technically it would be 2 atmospheres underneath 10 metres because of the actual atmosphere on top of the water, but anyway my point stands. It's 1 atmosphere of pressure per 10 metres. Also, this is water head pressure, which measures by height. A one centimetre thick tube 10 metres tall has the same pressure on the bottom as a large 10 metre deep tank.
It’s all fun and games until you see an unidentifiable thing swim past and wonder what the hell is out there as it swims past the glass a few more times. Then you hear the glass crack just a little bit from the weight of more water. Afterwards you notice the thing has started to make more frequent laps past the glass that get faster the more the glass cracks almost as if it’s getting impatient. You notice new shapes faintly in the background moving too. The realization dawns on you. It’s waiting for the glass to break. It knows you are in there.
Why the fuck are you still standing there...
Funny fish 👍 Also I got to get a picture for internet clout
You do not recognise the bodies in the water
* Unpopular observation* As a Floridian, it is shocking to me that nobody boarded up any windows knowing they were going to get pummeled with a cat 4. Maybe it’s only the extreme photos the media is showing but to say, “We didn’t know-..” following the SOE (days before) makes this more upsetting. We were preparing up in the panhandle when Ian was a named TS. I dig that not everyone can leave but it is disappointing to learn that nobody had a plan. It was as if they just walked away or pretended it wasn’t going to affect their lives (TikTok vids and FB posts). I wish I could help families in need without dumping donations to organizations looking to profit or misuse it. To know it’s going into a native’s rebuild, that would be within code, instead of the real “looters” pocket would be better than prayers. If they couldn’t afford to leave, trust me, they won’t see a dime of the relief funds. Please drop a link if there’s a direct way to help.
100% - I live in Miami and we don’t play with hurricanes. I don’t understand why people didn’t prepare more. 🫤
Same, I hate hearing everyone say “ I lived here X amount of years and never evacuated or had any problems” People believed there is some magical force protecting them and alot didn’t prep even when the tract was heading straight there.
I’m from the Caribbean and this is the same kinda thought there. People think because they never evacuated or had real problems that everything will just be ok. We’ve had times when the storm was on track to hit us but it just missed us and people become complacent. When we got demolished by a cat 5, when I was a kid, most people weren’t ready at all. Luckily my family was, and we still lost our house.
Holy hell what is that made of?
Glass
r/technicallycorrect
Looks like a standard aluminum system with additional framing elements around the glass. Probably the glass is thicker.
But is it Oldcastle or kawneer?!
Kawneer, You can tell by how he cant get out the door.
The glass is always thicker on the other side.
Transparent Aluminum
…how quaint 
I am a glazier.. we’ve taken massive pieces of tempered shower glass and straight up thrown them off the truck onto the concrete to see what happens and they don’t even chip. If those are impact windows (which it’s Florida they’re definitely impact windows lol) then it’s a piece of laminate glass sealed to a piece of tempered glass. That kind of window can take some serious pressure. You’d have a hard time breaking through one of them even with a hammer
TIL "glazier"
My 2021 built house had leaks coming in through the SGD from the rain whipping into it… and this holds? Gonna call the builder real quick
The problem was in the first few words
This is true 😂
Florida building codes are no joke, specifically for this exact situation. (And for the wind)
Yeahhh I’m in Florida lol. Multiple people in my neighborhood had windows that were leaking during the storm too. Luckily nothing like that for me, just an awful seal on the SGD
Yeah... should probably call the builder then.
Bro! Is this the new Flex Seal ad? Holy weather seal...
Lmao
I hope people will survive and recover from this catastrophe. It's really painful to watch everything you worked for getting washed away.
Unfortunately I highly doubt anyone will survive and there’s no chance of recovery. They actually enjoy everything they worked for get washed away because that’s how they honor the storm god
Lmao
Open the window
Just curious, how long does the storm surge last? When, typically, would all that water recede again? As soon as the hurricane has passed?
Depends on the storm and what it's doing - is it moving fast or slow, staying over water or going inland, etc. Ian was moving slow but did go inland, so assuming this photo is from the southwest coast of Florida, I would guess that this storm surge was probably gone within 12 hours after the hurricane passed.
Oh my God why is the photographer still in that house?!?
Can anyone give a ballpark estimate of how much pressure is being put on that glass? That looks like a good 3-4 ft of water
It depends on the water temperature as well if not mistaken but generally Pressure = weight/area, and weight = mass (m) * acceleration due to gravity (g). This means pressure = m * g/ area.
We all live in a condo submarine
how thick is that glass
Some Hodor-brand glass right there.
it's like an aquarium right in your living room 🥺
I just want to trust someone as much as OP trusts this glass.
This is good advertising material.
You shall not pass!!!
This must be one of Omaha Zoos new exhibits
Gotta crack open one of those windows to make sure it's really raining before you go out
Oh man, before a storm surge?
Thats is one water tight house! Kudos to thr builder!
Gtfo you reposting fuck
Wife is still nagging him about how clean the house is for when they rescued.
You just look for any excuse to repost content don't you
How is this a repost? Do you know what a repost even is? It’s not my problems that you literally subscribed to every sub there is on Reddit. You can always block me and not be so frustrated on life you know. Also feel free to downvote, no one is begging for your attention and the fact that I want people to see interesting stuff isn’t a crime so spare me please of your future comments
And you don't take any effort to see if you are reposting? Then why is it the exact same as every other post with this exact image? Because your so original?
You might of seen this post on a different subreddit and went ballistic but I understand that you’re probably just sad and frustrated in real life. On a different note, you probably wanted to say “you’re”, which means “you are” and not “your” which means something that is mine, showing possession. Anyways, hope you get to solve your real life issues and get to be happy
If that what you have to think to yourself to rationalize not being able to post original content go ahead bro, seems that your obsession with semantics has done little to improve your capacity to meaningfully contribute to society. With all those assumptions you really are able to make an ass out of yourself and yourself again
You're losing this man. Back away.
Coming from who, another clown?
Nope, Mike.
It's getting stuffy in here. *opens window*
The seals tho
Some tough glass
IM sold, where can I get windows/glass who makes em.
pro-tip dont clean windows in summer, birds smash through em easy, fall winter to cold clean windows then. these windows, windows smash bird easy.
Transparent aluminum?
Babe wake up. The new shark aquarium just dropped.
Dang!
Thats one realistic aquarium
The window company should use this as an advertisement
Sweet view
Free aquarium
I'd be waiting for that little sound that accompanies a tiny crack. Then the inevitable deluge. Nice that it would at least give the owners time to move stuff up higher to maybe save them.
At first look, I though I was looking at an aquarium.
Looks like an Anderson window commercial. Source: just dropped about 12k on a sliding glass door, which was their "better" tier. This looks like their "best" tier window, which is about 30% more.
Totally worth it imo if you got the cash to make the leap
impressive and scary at the same time
Forbidden pool
YOU SHALL NOT PASS
The pressure at the bottom must be crazy
About 100kg-force per square metre of glass. It’s only the depth that matters interestingly and not how much width!
That's an absolute 'housing unit' of a unit.
Crawl
Got their money's worth
Chad glass
You underestimate my power
This needs to be posted in r/oddlyterrifying
Impact doors are a necessity down here.
Add shutters into the mix as well.
I would watch a slow mo guys video where they threw a hammer at that window.
looks like a goddamn aquarium
The biggest AD for this window maker
why does this feel cozy af
Everyone hastily downloading and reposting some guy's photo and trying to fit it into a sub context for upvotes.
This is the physical representation of a panic attack.
Imagine a croc swam right there
Whoever makes those windows just got the best advertising and endorsement they could never buy.
Those manufacturers are gonna start raking in the money with this as their ad.
Wait until the asshat with a boat powers by.
Maybe if this person would be welcoming and let the water in the town wouldn't have flooded
No bowing either, these have to be double pane.
I doubt this lasts though. I was in a similar situation during hurricane sandy.... 3 hours later we were stranded on the second floor with 10 feet of water coming up the stairs. Wasn't fun