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The last time I read about this I kept wondering how many times the person accidentally broke a window pane with the big long stick. Some of the houses were al
by mk_stjames 2y ago
The last time I read about this I kept wondering how many times the person accidentally broke a window pane with the big long stick. Some of the houses were already 80+ years old at that point, and I've lived in houses with original window glass from pre-1900 - just single pane, wavy, very thin glass. You could breathe on them wrong and break a pane. I'd never have trusted myself to with a 3 meter long stick to poke up at a 2nd story window pane loud enough to wake someone up but not so hard as to break a thin windowpane...
- oersted 2y agoHe seems quite gentle in the video, he uses the windowsill as support and just vibrate the thin stick a bit. The pea shooter method looks quite fun :)
- jefffoster 2y agoInterestingly they used to attach a sponge to the end. You might think that was because it doesn’t break the glass, but really it was to ensure the nearby houses don’t get woken up for free!
- cut3 2y agoInteresting solution to limit to one device or household.
- Doxin 2y ago> I've lived in houses with original window glass from pre-1900 I live in a house from around that time. I just spent some time replacing the front window with double glazing. The original glass was 2mm thick. It was bending precariously as we removed it from the frame. How in the world that glass survived as long as it did will forever be a mystery to me.