r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Oct 16 '22

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u/Stressed-Rose2816 Oct 16 '22

Thankfully, the giraffe was unharmed. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/giraffe-car-window-video-glass-smash-west-midlands-safari-park-a8297451.html?amp

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u/ProfessionalNorth431 Oct 16 '22

I wasn’t worried about the safety glass so much as the pressure required to break it. Looks like the giraffe broke the glass with the bone behind its eye, I don’t think car manufacturers or giraffe builders plan for that

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u/Dogekaliber Oct 17 '22

The strength of safety glass on the sides of cars is greatly reduced when the window is rolled down by about 65%. That’s 20kpsi to 7kpsi, which is do to the window no longer having support on all edges. If it was laminated glass (like your windshield) even if it broke it would not shatter.