The Fixtation is coming!

[Henry]

@Vicegrip 113189 wrote:

perhaps the plastic was struck with something blunt and soft surfaced like a foot? Another possibility is the glass was not installed properly and it shattered from thermal stress. Tempered glass is strong but will turn into clear aquarium gravel when over stressed at any point. it is sensitive at edges and if not mounted right can expand on a warm day or in full sun. As it expands if it presses on a sharp point in the mounting frame this could produce a point of overpressure. That can start a crack that releases the tension that is the key component of tempered glass.

Mu bet is a some punk did it.

I thought that, too, but it has been out there since Oct. 2013. Surely it would have popped by now. It wasn’t that hot on Sunday. Perhaps something happened when it was moved. Or maybe someone rammed it with their shoulder in an attempt to shake loose some products. Who knows?

FYI, the interior glass is most likely there for insulation. It’s a refrigerated machine.

Finally, I spoke with Joe at the CCBID on the phone. He had already been down to see the damage and is working on getting it fixed. For the record, the glass panels in many of the Bikeshare station map frames have been shattered, too, and are replaced Lexan when this happens.

[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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