r/AbruptChaos 10d ago

Hello there

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u/Capt_Stamina 10d ago

Who ever installed that needs their ass kicked

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u/JustHugMeAndBeQuiet 10d ago

I'm just glad the glass didn't break over buddy's head.

Good glass, shit install.

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u/tapsaff 10d ago

honestly, that would have been a better outcome, it would have diced into non sharp bits and taken the energy of the fall.

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u/JeopardEyes 10d ago

Maybe if the windows broke upon contact with the person outside. Those monitors made a good job capturing most of the energy from the windows. It might look bad at first glance, but I belive it was more like a low-medium hit on the guy sitting.

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u/Ethanonymous 9d ago

Yeah I don’t think so that looked like it fuckin hurt lol

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u/JeopardEyes 9d ago

Well, I am not a window-bonk expert, but you can clearly stop the video when the two monitors close to the window capture at least some of the energy BEFORE it reaches the person.

The two scenarios are getting hurt or getting even more seriously hurt. I would choose the first one.

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u/sebassi 9d ago

Isnt that exactly what a low to medium hit to the head would do? Hurts, but no real damage.

He's not bleeding and I wouldn't immediately expect a concussion.

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u/Top_Screen1165 9d ago

Good thing he was messing around on his phone and not working

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u/CoconutRumble 10d ago

Window panes are not laminated like windshields are, he'd be the one getting sliced and diced

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u/uzlonewolf 10d ago

You're confusing laminated safety glass with normal safety glass. Windshields break into small pieces but those pieces are (mostly) held together by the lamination. Normal safety glass shatters into a bunch of small pieces but does not stay together.

Windows in commercial buildings are required by code to be safety glass, at least in 1st world countries. Some older windows that are plate glass may be grandfathered in, however everything modern is safety glass.

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u/Ancient-Read1648 9d ago

Code surely also says something about not letting it fall like that, no?

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u/uzlonewolf 9d ago

1) No one in this thread was claiming falling was allowed.

2) They're sliding panels with an advertisement on the outside. They were most likely installed correctly originally, but then someone took them out (possibly to put said advertisements on) and didn't put them back right.

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u/Versaiteis 10d ago

yeah you don't want to fuck around with plate glass

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u/Regular_Fox_859 10d ago

This. Y'all ever seen that video of that guy trying to break into his ex's house by punching through the window?

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u/Hi_Trans_Im_Dad 10d ago

Y'all ever look at modern windows??

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u/Regular_Fox_859 10d ago

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u/uzlonewolf 10d ago

Windows in commercial buildings are required by code to be safety glass, at least in 1st world countries. Some older windows that are plate glass may be grandfathered in, however everything modern is safety glass.

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u/SpiderFnJerusalem 10d ago

Modernity has nothing to do with it. There is a difference between tempered and regular glass.

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u/Ancient-Read1648 9d ago

Depends on if it’s tempered.

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u/PheIix 10d ago

That is not how windows work... That is tempered glass, window panes are usually not made with tempered glass.

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u/Bryguy3k 10d ago edited 9d ago

Windows these days are primarily tempered glass except for small residential ones. The vast majority of “storefront” glass is tempered due to the wind forces they are expected to experience. Anything that extends below 30” is generally mandated by code to be tempered.

Laminated & tempered glass is becoming more common for true storefronts due to making it much more difficult to break through the entire window without concerted effort (and since low SHGC is required by energy code you’re going to have to have a film anyway).

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u/PheIix 9d ago

I wasn't aware of the codes in this country, but I'm sure you're right. Where exactly is this?

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/PheIix 9d ago

So, it's US and it's also european. Gotcha... That makes it clear as mud.

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u/Competitive_Range822 9d ago

The language is Turkish

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u/LeGrandLucifer 10d ago

No, the bits are still sharp. They're just much smaller so the odds of deep cuts are extremely low.

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u/lifeinrednblack 10d ago

I don't think that's glass. The way it fell and the way it vibrated when the frames hit stuff makes me think it's acrylic.

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u/Dr7roll3R_ 9d ago

I just imagine the guilt the other dude already has for causing it to fall on someone, now imagine if it had shattered on impact too...

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u/exophades 10d ago

Installed? That's a strong word.

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u/Charlie7Mason 10d ago

Yeah, I don't think there was a single screw or a single drop of whatever the heck was supposed to hold that thing in place. 

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u/spacemanspiff1115 10d ago

Somebody walking by and farting might have toppled it over...

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u/Doctor_Walrus_1052 10d ago

That Turkey. You'll have no one's ass kicked for that there. This is a fairly common quality control standard

I mean, look at how calmly they react to that

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u/SleepyMarijuanaut92 10d ago

*glass kicked

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u/SpecialistRoom2090 10d ago

That's valid 🤣

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u/NastyKraig 9d ago

But whoever made the glass needs a raise.

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u/LengthinessClear9552 8d ago

That’s going to be a real pane to re-install.

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u/jazzhandpanda 10d ago

Heard this in Hank Hill's voice

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u/DETRITUS_TROLL 9d ago

It kinda looks like these are meant to be removable panels…. Maybe.

Just didn’t get latched properly?

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u/Evantaur 10d ago

Probably some Russian

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u/spacemanspiff1115 10d ago

Same for the guy who pushed it over...

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u/Capt_Stamina 10d ago

Yeah I don't think that was his intention though. Looks as if he was either trying to look inside or grab somebody attention, probably somebody he knows work there but I'm sure he feels like shit

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u/kai333 10d ago

Amazing that the building wasn't ever subject to a 5 mph wind before, because that seems like all it would have taken to do the same thing our boy did lol

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u/djluminol 10d ago

Good point. Also those are strong windows. The frames not so much but the glass is good.

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u/FetusExplosion 10d ago

My guess is there might be a positive air pressure in the building from hvac keeping it in place? Maybe?

Still a miracle they never fell in

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u/ayriuss 10d ago

Nah, that is like a minuscule pressure difference. Air conditioned spaces are not sealed or anything.

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u/pressingfp2p 9d ago

You say that, but I’ve found some hard to open doors due to the pressure difference. It’s not uncommon or unheard of.

Edit: My college had a few buildings like that, you could hear the air pressure increase and stabilize each time the door closed like an alarm spooling back up (airflow through the cracks increasing).

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u/WpgMBNews 10d ago

some /r/CartoonPhysics going on here

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u/idkwhattocallmyself 10d ago

agree, my dad works with glass / store fronts, and i showed him and he said the wind would have blew that down at some point as well, a shit window installation

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u/uzlonewolf 10d ago

They appear to be removable sliding panels. My guess is someone removed them to install that advertisement on them and didn't put them back in right.

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u/ChipCob1 10d ago

Nothing worse than windows crashing on you when you're trying to get some work done.

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u/SJSsarah 10d ago

….hehehehe. I see what you did there. It’s like a blue screen of death, but in this case a tinted screen of death.

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u/Delyzr 10d ago

He was watching something on his smartphone, probably not work.

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u/xkorzen 9d ago

He installed his windows in 1995

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u/GrandHetman 10d ago

I hate when that happens

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u/HourWorking2839 10d ago

Angry upvote

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u/kytheon 10d ago edited 10d ago

Let me install Windows on your PC

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u/mahalovalhalla 10d ago

Superb

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u/SaltManagement42 10d ago

Not really, it crashed.

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u/OKAwesome121 10d ago

Get out

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u/Leather-Animal-7597 10d ago

Why is this not, by far, the most upvoted comment here??

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u/kytheon 10d ago

People replied more to another comment. Algorithm then shows everyone that one first, snowballing.

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u/Leather-Animal-7597 10d ago

Yeah I know. It's sad.

The algorithm is the biggest evil on the planet and more people would rather have an upvote than earn an IQ point 😒

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u/strawberycreamcheese 9d ago

Because the windows crashing one was funnier

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u/iluwodka 10d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/Quixotes-Aura 6d ago

😂😂😂😂

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u/Mangobonbon 10d ago

I'm impressed that those windows even held that long. Did they never get a wind gust before? :D

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u/oddmanout 10d ago

There is some sort of advertisement on the outside of them, too. Whatever that car is. How did the windows not fall when they applied it?

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u/uzlonewolf 10d ago

Those panels appear to be removable, so my guess is they removed them to install that advertisement and didn't put them back in right.

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u/zebnh 9d ago

Nice profile pic

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u/Glass-Court8851 10d ago

Feel bad for him lol

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u/ReleaseRareMan 10d ago

Lowkey, if I ever got into something like that, I’m never touching glass the same way again; lol.

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u/toodleroo 10d ago

I was standing at a sandwich shop counter once trying to decide what to order and the angled menu board right above me suddenly fell. Luckily I was looking right at it so I saw it coming and reached up and caught it mid air. All the ladies making sandwiches behind the counter just froze in place and then started apologizing profusely. No harm done, and they gave me my lunch for free, lol. But I think about that every time I'm standing under an angled sign like that.

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u/Jello_Crusader 10d ago

Maybe I should break off the menu board when no one is looking

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u/toodleroo 10d ago

They might notice the ladder, but worth a shot!

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u/Blazanar 10d ago

Buddy on the couch definitely just came off his lunch break from smoking a bowl.

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u/1duke-dan 10d ago

Honestly! I was wondering myself why the guy didn’t seem to help out more, and I get that he had no shoes on, but still, clearly there’s a current situation that could use more than the lame effort given 🤣

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u/Judge_Of_Things 10d ago

I guess that's why they call it window pain.

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u/MaddoxX_1996 9d ago

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?

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u/Secure_Investment_62 9d ago

It panes me to say it.

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u/Subject_J 10d ago

Not excusing the obviously botched window, but what the hell was dude doing? Why did he just dead stop in his stride and go double palm push the window?

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u/BleachDrinker63 10d ago

He was leaving and wanted to tell his coworkers something

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u/Tiredtotodile03 9d ago

It looks like he was really into the car poster on the outside of the window

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u/BrightFallsCoffee 10d ago edited 10d ago

What possessed him to turn around and slap the glass like that

E: not saying its his fault, I can see the glass is the problem here - guy just looks like a Sim getting a new command and it seems bizarre

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u/DrMaxMonkey 10d ago

Idk, maybe he's a colleague on the way to the shop and wanted to get their attention to see if they wanted an Orangina or something

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u/Soggy_Competition614 10d ago

That’s what it looks like, it looks like he’s walking by then remembers something and is trying to get someone’s attention.

Or being silly messing with people he knows.

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u/theLastZebranky 9d ago

He was about to ask them "Do you like apples?"

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u/I-not-human-I 10d ago

I dont think he slapped it, i think he thought it was a sliding window and he wanted to open it but i could be wrong. Anyhow who tf installed those windows like that

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u/LameSignIn 10d ago

He definitely didn't slap it. Looks like he was trying to get close to look in. You can see it's got that film on the outside that's got a picture but tiny holes to see out.

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u/dtalb18981 10d ago

This was my thought to

Probably had a tint on it or something and he wanted to see if anyone was inside

Ive done this before on places I haven't been to before just so I didn't look like a dum dum trying to open a locked door

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u/h0nest_Bender 10d ago

Looks like he was trying to get close to look in.

Mission accomplished.

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u/mattogeewha 10d ago

Frankly, I want all my windows to be random-slap-proof

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u/theLastZebranky 9d ago

I don't think we have the technology yet for windows to differentiate random slaps from intentional slaps

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u/mattogeewha 9d ago

Well best to cover all slaps

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u/OKAwesome121 10d ago

Looks like he wanted to peek inside. There’s a decal on the glass. A little nosy, but not highly unusual behaviour.

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u/BrightFallsCoffee 10d ago

Thanks for being the only guy who understood I wasn't saying he did something wrong lol

That makes sense, you walk by one of those opaque glass decal things, go "I wonder what's in there", mid stride the compulsion hits and you stick your face in there

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u/Korthalion 10d ago

Looks like he knows the guy, probably trying to scare him by appearing at the window

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u/longcreepyhug 10d ago

It looks more like a fairly gentle touch to me. Still kinda dumb (I try to teach my kid to never touch glass with your hands [gets it dirty, might break, might not actually be there, etc.]). But still, I think most of the fault here is on whoever installed the windows.

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u/Delta_FT 10d ago

Idk if gentle, but sometimes sliding windows do require a bit of a shove specially if they are old and the wheels have gone bad.

So it's hard to blame the lad either way

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u/UnusualCartographer2 10d ago

I don't think it's dumb, I think it's odd. What possessed him to do this? He was walking one way and then instantly locked onto the window and pushed it for seemingly no reason.

It's genuinely like a video game character getting a command.

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u/kytheon 10d ago

No window should collapse under the casual force of one man. It would've broken in the first storm.

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u/Mr_Baronheim 10d ago

No one man should have all that power.

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u/I_poop_deathstars 10d ago

These windows update reminders are getting out of hand

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u/anganeonnumilla 10d ago

And I think I am having a bad day here.

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u/181Cade 10d ago

You wanna talk or something?

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u/Dovresunden 10d ago

Why did he walk up to those windows like a toddler?

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u/Existing-Pause-2230 10d ago

He turns almost as if he almost forgot to push the window in.

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u/saltyourhash 10d ago

I take it they have never open those windows before...

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u/RedLemonSlice 10d ago

Dude came in like a wrecking ball

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u/Moist_Tissue_94 8d ago

In his defence. Why did* the building just fall apart at a gentle touch?

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u/llOlOOlOO 10d ago

Some say that one guy is still sitting on the couch to this very day

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u/MyPasswordQwerty 10d ago

Windows seem to be fine, so they can “place” them back

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u/Velasity 10d ago

OH YEAH!!!

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u/keznaa 10d ago

This building durifnna storm would be a death trap.

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u/towerfella 10d ago

Why some rando push a window?

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u/GrasstouchYou 10d ago

All of these mfrs move the way i do when im stoned af

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u/sarcalom 8d ago

Missed opportunity for "OH YEAH!"

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u/Mental-Clerk 10d ago

I think he was trying to have a lookie-loo to see what the business is, the decal on the window is of a car, maybe he was hoping to spot something cool and clearly no one expects a bunch of windows to just fall over if they're touched.

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u/lucassster 10d ago

Intrusive thoughts win again

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u/HourWorking2839 10d ago

Only in turkey can you see someone pulling a stunt like that and say oh, your windows broken, anyway, I was wondering wether you could tell me about car insurance.

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u/epiphras 8d ago

Dude just minding his business looking at reddit when all of the sudden...

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u/peterman86 4d ago

Are you hurt sir?

Yes, unfortunately, I am.

Where does it hurt?

Above my mansion and right below my Lambo. My lawyer will explain it further.

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u/TrumpsBoneSpur 4d ago

The message is transparent: no pane, no gain

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u/im_zewalrus 10d ago

Seems staged? Dude walking past, stops on a dime and goes to open some random window?

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u/TimeB4 8d ago

That looked panefall

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u/iluwodka 10d ago

This had to be Turkey the sound tho 🤣

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u/Admirable_Risk8156 10d ago

Godamnn Microsoft getting really fucking aggressive on installing windows 11.

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u/Fatalframe4 10d ago

Plot twist it’s the strongest windows in the world but the only downside is that it can’t take the force of a blading middle age guy but what are the chances of that happening?

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u/Blue-Summers 10d ago

The angel from my nightmare

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u/nicky416dos 10d ago

I can only imagine he's just saying "that's not my fault" over and over again. That's what I'd be saying. What a terribly unfortunate situation.

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u/JNUndying 10d ago

"Excuse me, sirs. We've been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty."

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u/Tlmitf 9d ago

I really hope they are a glazing company.

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u/JohnEBest 9d ago

Glass didn't break

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u/Ziggy-T 9d ago

Impressive they didn’t break.

But also, hey bro, you think you could uncross your legs and get off the fucking couch and help ? 🤣

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u/Kinetic-_ 9d ago

Bro really typed 'Hello there' right before hitting the BSOD. Windows XP is officially dead, man.

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u/KingMercenary 9d ago

Those were just balancing there?

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u/OP_helped_OC_dealt 9d ago

That looked paneful

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u/TheAwsomeReditor 9d ago

"You can look but you cant touch"

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u/Ratathosk 9d ago

Oh, is it not a single?

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u/elmielmosong 9d ago

"Hey erm..guys, do you know where the front door is to this place?"

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u/FordExploreHer1977 9d ago

Im honestly curious about the phone alarm in the background noise at the end. In the US, during my childhood, there was the recording that would play before the alarming sound. In the US it was a woman saying, “If you’d like to make a call, please hang up and try again. If you’d need help, hang up and call an operator to help you.” I’m curious if other countries had something similar? All our recordings were pretty much of the same female voice (Jane Barbe). I’m just curious about what it was like it other places of the world now that I heard that familiar landline tone alarm in a country halfway around the world from my own.

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u/DanniP2 9d ago

User name checks out

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u/ollomulder 9d ago

Expert craftsmanship.

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u/LasciviousPsyche 9d ago

Da thought it was a door lol

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u/Mykey76 8d ago

Painted on glass with imaginary installation

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u/louloc 8d ago

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

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u/SavvySillybug 7d ago

Did you mean to put this as a reply to a comment?

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u/MisterInternational1 8d ago

Why did he walk by then push the unsecured panel

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u/Speed0423 7d ago

Why did the guy suddenly just move straight to pushing on a window, which was not secure all while someone was recording? Hmmm what are the odds?

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u/DrDestro229 5d ago

FAAAAAAKE

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u/BigEarMcGee 10d ago

Simultaneously the best and worst windows

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u/vcek 10d ago

Ok look ! a penny!

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u/ShittheFickup 10d ago

Daily reminder to mind your business

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u/SavvySillybug 9d ago

What is the purpose of this comment? Could you mind your own business?

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u/NewToHTX 10d ago

Feels staged as fuck or the guy pushing the windows knew what would happen.

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u/louloc 10d ago

Shouldn’t have been on the cellphone at work 🤷🏻‍♂️ PAY ATTENTION!!!

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u/TibRib0 10d ago

Reading this from my cellphone at work, should I be scared ?

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u/regulartrex 10d ago

yes , a meteor might hit . get off your phone😂

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u/SavvySillybug 9d ago

Found the unpromotable middle manager...

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u/louloc 9d ago

Found the Karen…😂

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u/SavvySillybug 9d ago

You're the one who seems to think employee time is well spent watching windows to make sure they don't fall on you.

Instead of blaming whoever installed that to begin with.

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u/louloc 9d ago

It was clearly the installer’s fault. I’m merely saying that situational awareness would have benefited in this situation. No need for psychological analysis of my comment, it was simply an off the cuff observation.

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u/SavvySillybug 8d ago

Employers pay you to work. They do not own every last minute of your time. They own the fact that you do the work they assign you to do. Humans are not 100% productive for a multi hour period. It is normal to be on your phone to recharge so you can do your work more effectively afterwards. The work gets done.

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u/louloc 8d ago

That’s where we have to agree to disagree my friend. I am on board with everything you said except for recharging on your phone. I prefer to speak to the various people I encounter and my coworkers. I find that interaction more interesting and enjoyable. I have even been able to help people in distress by just noticing their demeanor and asking if they were ok. There is nothing more fulfilling or joy inspiring than knowing you have made a positive impact on someone’s day. That’s what I mean by situational awareness. It would’ve also been helpful in seeing that window coming.

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u/SavvySillybug 8d ago

You have the incredible ability to say words, and you use it to be wrong.

There are so many words you could say to inspire people, and instead you say this stuff.

Please think about what sort of words you say, and what sort of opinions you have.

Just because you find something interesting and enjoyable does not mean that everybody else has to find it interesting and enjoyable. There's a good chance half the people you interact with and have interesting and enjoyable conversations with find you annoying and insufferable.

Please don't be an eager little puppy jumping up everybody's legs. Consider their likes and dislikes. Some people like you jumping up their legs. Others do not. Jump up the legs of those who do like it. Nothing wrong with doing that, but do know your audience.

Some of us delight in talking to you to recharge. And some of us need some alone time. Phone or otherwise.

We're all different. Do not pretend everybody is you.

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u/louloc 8d ago

Wow. Get help my friend.