Could Resonance Have Caused a Glass to Break in a Cabinet?

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In summary: I mean, they might be from the same company or something, but when you're dealing with that many glasses, I'm sure there is some variability in them.In summary, the speakers were discussing a strange incident where a glass in a cabinet suddenly shattered into tiny pieces. One person suggested that resonance may have caused it, while others mentioned previous incidents of similar occurrences. They also discussed the possibility of other glasses of the same make breaking due to resonance, as well as a related incident involving a vocalist shattering a glass with their voice.
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We'd put this glass into cabinet. 1 day we suddenly heard a loud noise and then find the glass while it was smashed into tiny pieces. Any idea what's happened? I thought resonance caused that! :shy:
 
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This is wierd. About 6 months or so ago someone else had the exact same thing happen to them. I can't remember who though. Did you have two glasses stacked one inside the other? Do a search on this topic and take a look at that thread. It may answer some of your questions.
 
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Really? You know there were some other glasses exactly like that in the cabinet, but whe you said couldn't be the reason. I told you it was broken into tiny pieces. I though about all posibilities but none of them could be the reason! And thanks, although I don't know what I should search for(perhaps glass), I'll do a search.:smile:
 
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There was another one too, though, that specifically dealt with a drinking glass. I remember that we got into a discussion about the quality of various types of glassware for restaurants and whatnot.
 
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That's the one that I was thinking of. Thanks Rosie.
 
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was there any more glasses of the same make placed in the cupboard becuase if there was and it broke dude to resonance woulnt other glasses of the samae type break as well if they were near it and it was a powerful enough vibration


this inst really related but i was watching mythbusters and they video taped vocalist shatter a glass only his voice and it wasnt even amplified i thought it was neat because apprently it was the first documented or proven incident of a human being doing this without amplification
 
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Thanks everyone!

blimkie said:
was there any more glasses of the same make placed in the cupboard becuase if there was and it broke dude to resonance woulnt other glasses of the samae type break as well if they were near it and it was a powerful enough vibration


this inst really related but i was watching mythbusters and they video taped vocalist shatter a glass only his voice and it wasnt even amplified i thought it was neat because apprently it was the first documented or proven incident of a human being doing this without amplification
I thought about that too, but I'm not sure if the glasses would be EXACTLY the same.
 

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