mixtec
August 15, 2002 at 7:35 pm

another big question

Ive always wondered, why during huricanes do people put tape on their windows to keep them from breaking?

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By: Arabella-Cox - 21st August 2002 at 07:21

RE: another big question

Yes… the tape tends to hold the broken glass together and reduce the flying fragment danger.
I personally have found that when driving one thumb on the windscreen can stop a small stone from completely shattering a non laminated window. (ie when large trucks pass I put my thumb against the screen… even quite large stones then often just chip the glass rather than shatter it completely).

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By: frankvw - 15th August 2002 at 19:42

RE: another big question

They will break, but at least, if they do, the glass won’t split all over. Besides, the hole will be minimised (The tape will block it).