The Fixtation is coming!

[Tim Kelley]

Pretty soon you’re going to be able to buy spare tubes and bike accessories from a 24/7 vending machine in Crystal City!

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[PotomacCyclist]

I’m more inclined to think it had something to do with the vending machine being moved. I took another close-up look and I just can’t see how someone would break the glass without leaving a scratch on the outer plastic. The plastic doesn’t bend that much and there’s about a 1″ gap between the two layers. The plastic would have to tear from the edges or suffer damage itself for someone to push that plastic hard enough to shatter the glass.

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[PotomacCyclist]

It’s either the move of the machine, or it has something to do with… aliens. I say that because the nearby tree, about 10 feet away from the vending machine, looks like something from an alien invasion or creature-feature horror movie. “Attack of the Tree Monster in 3D”? “Revenge of the Awakening Statue” in tree form? “Arise and Beware the Threat from Below”?

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[dasgeh]

I blame winter.

[CaseyKane50]

@PotomacCyclist 113391 wrote:

I’m more inclined to think it had something to do with the vending machine being moved.

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I don’t think it was the move. Here is a close-up of the photo I took on March 30. No broken glass. Perhaps, in the new location, the sun is a factor.

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[mstone]

@CaseyKane50 113419 wrote:

I don’t think it was the move. Here is a close-up of the photo I took on March 30. No broken glass. Perhaps, in the new location, the sun is a factor.

The move could have bent/twisted something and put additional stress on the glass to the point that it eventually shattered. It’s a strange material.

[ShawnoftheDread]

It’s a closed space between the two panels. Banging on the outer plexiglass hard enough would cause stress on the inner glass, even if they don’t come close to touching each other.

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