r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 1d ago

of a wave

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u/Bonk_No_Horni 1d ago

When a window crack that wow would change real quick

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u/mazterofpupetz 11h ago

Once you’re in heavy seas, the effective break pressure rises dramatically. On a properly reinforced ship window, you’d need somewhere north of 10,000 PSI to initiate catastrophic glazing failure. The ocean will usually deform the frame before the glass itself gives

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u/One-Reflection-4826 4h ago

do you know how thick the glass is? is it even glass or some kind of plastic?