people should be more scared of glass. movie characters with uncompleted arcs should have their absence felt through the film after they jump through a window. so that we can teach people that glass is dangerous. (cw: death discussion)

Submitted by twovests in just_post

glass is a wild material. with just a few pounds of coercion, it can instantly take on edges which resolve themselves to an atomic resolution.

the aperiodic nature of glass means it quickly loses its one-molecule-thick edge. but those edges only dull themselves when you give them something to dull against. the only part of the human body that will stop it are your bones

saw a toddler punching a window a few years ago. i saw a parent lift their toddler away and admonish, "don't break my window!"

when i saw him pull the child away, away from the suction-decorated glass and into the carpeted room, i felt the concern was misplaced. if that kid broke through, it would've instantly activated a machine that could turn any day into the worst day of their life. it could've marked the second date on that child's tombstone. if that glass were thinner, or that child older and stronger, imagine how bad it could've been

people have gotta be more afraid of glass

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emma wrote

did john mcclane write this

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neku wrote

idk we live in a world full of things that have a latent danger to them. people drive in cars all day with the passive knowledge that any other driver on the road could kill them with a turn of the steering wheel. i jaywalk knowing that drivers are fucking insane and want to kill pedestrians at the best of times. i was making a different point with this comment but maybe actually the crux is that having cars be the primary vehicle (hoh) through which we move around the world is not a good idea. uhh people leave their babies around dogs even knowing that that dog could eat that fuckin baby. i'm going off track here

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twovests OP wrote

Replying to emma (#19,231)

sounds like an actor who regularly jumps through fools glass for movie stunts. he's part of the problem.

the day they replace it with real artery openers will be the day people respect glass

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twovests OP wrote

Replying to neku (#19,232)

people at least have some understanding of how dangerous cars are. i hate cars fantastically

but i think probably at least 1/3 people think they could punch a window out and definitely survive

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