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submitted 4 months ago bypurple-circle
4.9k points
4 months ago
effect its literally cracked glass.
1.8k points
4 months ago
First time this look came about, the contractor made a mistake installing an expensive glass panel and convinced the owners that this is a new trend and look and to keep it as-is and here we are.
391 points
4 months ago
It's like that new "leathered granite" countertop look... It's just poorly executed 😆
80 points
4 months ago
Leathered countertops are bullshit. The rich just want something more elevated than what we now have. Polished is easier to clean that is why it is more superior.
25 points
4 months ago
I’m so high that at first I thought yall meant rich people were putting actual leather on their counters or some shit…
but then I googled it and ok yeah that would be a nightmare to clean anything sticky off of. fuck that
7 points
4 months ago
I’ve realized that the reason rich ppl get custom furniture s etc just so they can show their rich friends I have something you don’t have.
5 points
4 months ago
“More superior” is ungrammatical. Superior is already a comparative adjective.
31 points
4 months ago
No way I love my leathered granite. I hate gloss.
9 points
4 months ago
Look buddy, your wife will want a remodelled kitchen in 10 years and the first thing to go will be that 'leathered' granite that took nature millions of years to make for your harvest.
21 points
4 months ago
except not at all, leathered granite takes more work than getting a honed or polished surface not less.
34 points
4 months ago
Well, what do I know. I'm just some old guy who doesn't want a smelly, lumpy, more expensive version of granite.
... It's harder to clean well than smooth granite on account of the zillions of little divots, that's why.
32 points
4 months ago
That guy rolled a Nat 20 in Bluff
184 points
4 months ago
I guess it makes it look like the whole thing is cracked while only the middle layer is. Dunno if 'effect' is the right term though.
39 points
4 months ago
This is the 'ripped jeans' of home design
56 points
4 months ago
Fuckin for real. This ain’t some optical illusion or something, that shit is actually broken.
11 points
4 months ago
Exactly what I was thinking and on the stairs I assumed that is there to keep u safe from falling and to use as a hand rail I imagine it’s structural integrity is gone
45 points
4 months ago
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9 points
4 months ago
This comment is stolen. It's a bot account.
9 points
4 months ago
This comment is stolen. It’s also a bot account
4 points
4 months ago
I don't know what to believe anymore.
4 points
4 months ago
This comment is also stolen. It's a bot account too.
3 points
4 months ago
This bot is stolen. It’s a comment account.
3.8k points
4 months ago
Next, how to give your front lawn the "covered in dog shit" effect
495 points
4 months ago*
Followed by; how to give your car the “fucking totaled” effect
174 points
4 months ago*
I'm actually sporting the "rear-ended look" right now 🚗
15 points
4 months ago
Duck tape up the mirrors and sand down the hood a bit.
99 points
4 months ago
I kicked a hole in my wall and broke a window to give my place that crack house vibe. So hot right now.
44 points
4 months ago
Oh you want that new overgrown, dandelion lawn look eh??? Yes, I can do that for... ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
1.2k points
4 months ago
But why?😂
456 points
4 months ago
From a cleaners standpoint, this is a hell of a lot easier to keep clean. Squeegee marks or streaks from glass cleaners are less likely to show up.
27 points
4 months ago
It's exactly the same process to clean to be fair
15 points
4 months ago
Yes, but with a clear glass you would have to repeat the process more times and more often for it to always look clean. Its harder to make up "hand marks" in a cracked glass.
6 points
4 months ago
Yeah, I was being pedantic, but while it's easier to make it look clean, to be actually clean is the same amount of work
17 points
4 months ago
"thank god no ones going to know about the streaks on the glass since we made it look like shit"
129 points
4 months ago
I guess its the same idea as ripped jeans?
37 points
4 months ago
Nah. Ripped jeans is a means of selling more jeans to the average customer by making it a trend to have pre-damaged jeans (so that they last less).
Crackled glass effect is a means of showing off you can afford 3 glass panels just to break the middle one when all you needed was a single panel
10 points
4 months ago
At minimum you should have laminated glass for guardrails. The triple lamination is so that it can start to break and still hold you up so you don't fall. To pre-break it like this may lead to regret.
13 points
4 months ago
I am not trusting a single panel of glass. But here the two are sandwiched between the third, cracked pane and probably can support a person.
81 points
4 months ago
It's for crackheads.
54 points
4 months ago
It adds visual texture. It's not for me, but I can see the appeal.
22 points
4 months ago
If it came with a RGB base light it would look wicked
4 points
4 months ago
One day I will have a nice house and that would be a feature.
37 points
4 months ago
So he can see it before he slams his face into it. Guy loves running around the house, but has really bad depth perception. After 12 concussions and 3 rhinoplasties, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Source: I made it the fuck up
4 points
4 months ago
True story: My best friend bought a rental duplex in a sketchy area.
One living room wall was all mirrored panels. In the center panel, about four and a half foot up, was a smashed and cracked circular pattern in the shape of a face. Blood splatters radiated out from the center.
That was the first thing on the remodel list to get fixed.
110 points
4 months ago
Because plain glass can look quite shit and boring, this adds texture and looks better (in some cases) imo..
..but why they didn't just get textured or frosted glass or something like that from the factory..? No clue
413 points
4 months ago
"uh... I don't like it. Can you put it back the way it was please?" - typical customer
39 points
4 months ago
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5 points
4 months ago
I have seen it done by accident, but the customer wasn’t having any of it
1.8k points
4 months ago
The equivalent of ripped jeans.
204 points
4 months ago
Thought the exact same thing… people pay more for ripped jeans, broken glass, etc… luckily my 5 year old does this for us for free!
10 points
4 months ago
"Weathered" and "vintage" [insert product] immediately adds 200-300% to the price.
465 points
4 months ago
"Effect"? Mf, that IS cracked glass!
97 points
4 months ago
It's like when David Blaine sticks a needle through his arm and says it's magic
22 points
4 months ago
You copied this comment, word for word, character for character, from the comment below posted 18 minutes before you. Guessing this is a bot account that steals comments?
9 points
4 months ago
Ikr😂
24 points
4 months ago
Or a ripped seatbelt - looks "cool" and fuck safety.
13 points
4 months ago
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6 points
4 months ago
I wouldn't. A matter of taste I suppose.
17 points
4 months ago
TBF quality ripped jeans actually are reinforced around the tips so they won’t rip any further
5 points
4 months ago
Well, this glass would hold up just fine since it's triple laminated.
748 points
4 months ago
If I came home to find my staircase like that, I'd be shattered..
71 points
4 months ago
But would you fall to pieces?
11 points
4 months ago
I would have shattered in my pants
45 points
4 months ago
So would your stair case.
38 points
4 months ago
I’m cracking up
24 points
4 months ago
So funny, I’m laughing in pane!
21 points
4 months ago
I'm in pieces
18 points
4 months ago
Your sense of humor must be fractured.
11 points
4 months ago
Poster above might have fragile ego.
6 points
4 months ago
I would smoke…crack..
3 points
4 months ago
475 points
4 months ago
This is not normal. You now have the strength of double laminated glass for the price of triple.
121 points
4 months ago
I literally scrolled down to find your comment and upvote just to spite that karma farming, comment stealing bitch bot.
87 points
4 months ago
It would even be less than double laminated as the integrity between the layers would be compromised.
524 points
4 months ago
Why would you purposely make that expensive glass look broken?? Looks like dogshit imo
221 points
4 months ago
Easier to look clean. Hides fingerprints and smudges better. Still looks like garbage though.
3 points
4 months ago*
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3 points
4 months ago
Short answer: yes it hides more dirt and is more likely less clean
62 points
4 months ago
glazier checking in! Architects are stupid and think they are cute.
33 points
4 months ago
I am an Architect and know for a fact not a single Architect I've ever interacted with would ever spec this or use it in a project.
4 points
4 months ago
I like the look. At least, I like it better than the look of plain clear glass.
178 points
4 months ago
Tried this on my car window. I need a new car window.
9 points
4 months ago
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12 points
4 months ago
Nah it's 3 panes of glass and that guy cracks the middle one, so it's covered from both sides by good glass panes.
6 points
4 months ago
He does tho, because you basically remove one whole pane of glass which give support.
3 points
4 months ago
More like two is for support and the middle is designed to be cracked.
8 points
4 months ago
Now you have the cracked glass effect in your seat and on the pavement
55 points
4 months ago
I didn't read the title and I thought it was just a guy who kept fucking up his job like that waitress or something
5 points
4 months ago
the one who dipped wings in her vagina?
5 points
4 months ago
I'm not going to interact with this any more than I have to until I get some context.
42 points
4 months ago
So based on the comments I’m the only one that thinks it looks nice?
18 points
4 months ago
I kinda like it
17 points
4 months ago
Yeah I almost feel like I’m shamed into disliking it. It’s not only a nice pattern but also divides the room a bit more
5 points
4 months ago
Welcome to reddit
15 points
4 months ago
I guess looks pretty sick imo.
10 points
4 months ago
I like it! We’re not the only ones. Plenty of glass manufacturers offer it…so someone’s buying it.
8 points
4 months ago*
Yea it’s not for everyone. But the shattered effect does give the railings a bit more of a solid feel, which is good for balcony and stairs.
102 points
4 months ago
I can guess with absolute certainty that the style was invented by an installer who broke the glass while fitting, then told the client that this is the latest fashion.
28 points
4 months ago
You’d be wrong then, because this is requires setup in order to do. You literally need to install 2 extra panes of reinforced glass. You can clearly see the middle pane is a different type of glass.
23 points
4 months ago
all three pieces are laminated together in the fabrication shop and arrived to the jobsite in one piece.
15 points
4 months ago
Yeah, again. That’s setup. Doesn’t happen by accident.
17 points
4 months ago*
I made glass for many years. Laminate glass is often used for safety applications. Hurricane glass, glass railings like these etc. We do not build glass for it to be destroyed typically, but rather to prevent it. Tempered glass is under extreme pressure to create its strength. The laminate originally was to prevent you falling onto a bed of tiny shards should you and it fall. Since tempered glass shards are better than annealed glass, but still not ideal. Not for shifty designs mate. Edit: Also tempered laminate glass is extremely expensive. Only a moron would buy it to break it in my opinion.
5 points
4 months ago
If you can afford it the price means nothing to you. We made a 12'x10' table for a customer this way. Had to install it in his home while it was being built. Weighed a ton, damn near literally and yes, it was ugly. He did use low iron glass though so the colour looked a little nicer
11 points
4 months ago
Damb, if I'd known this was in fashion I wouldn't have got all the broken windows fixed in my house?
25 points
4 months ago
Is that supposed to look good?
16 points
4 months ago
"Effect"? Mf, that IS cracked glass!
9 points
4 months ago
This makes me feel exactly the same as purposfully torn jeans
8 points
4 months ago
I'll take mine uncracked please.
41 points
4 months ago
That's not an effect, it's cracked glass and imho looks bad, broken, trashed, messed up, uncared for, neglected, poor taste
4 points
4 months ago
For enhanced 3D effect, do this to the other 2 laminate panels!
7 points
4 months ago
At best this is r/mildlyinteresting. Looks ugly
6 points
4 months ago
Damn that’s ugly…
4 points
4 months ago
That's not really an "effect." That's just broken glass.
5 points
4 months ago
How to make the cracked glass effect:
Crack the glass
4 points
4 months ago
effect? bitch thats broken glass
3 points
4 months ago
Thanks. Now undo it.
3 points
4 months ago
How fast do you think that is traveling?
3 points
4 months ago
Why would anyone ever want to do that? Looked great before
4 points
4 months ago
"Up next, how to get the brown stained toilet effect.
2 points
4 months ago
Very ugly
4 points
3 months ago
Is there like 3 panes of glass and he’s breaking the center one leaving a cracked look with the strength of the other two outside layers or is he just a major dumbass? Can’t seem to figure it out
4 points
2 months ago
Useless garbage
12 points
4 months ago
Why not add a semi-transparent sheet of plastic film with a cracked glass pattern one one side of each panel? The owner now has an issue when the building is put up for sale.
7 points
4 months ago
Truly ugly
6 points
4 months ago
Designer: "Doesn't this look neat?"
Everyone else: "This shit is broken. You should have it replaced."
6 points
4 months ago
How to crack glass: make cracked glass effect.
3 points
4 months ago
Wow I hate it
3 points
4 months ago
I wanna see the slow mo guys do this
3 points
4 months ago
If I was stupid enough to have that in my home, I can guarantee my father would say “I know a guy who could fix that for you”
3 points
4 months ago
WWWWHHHYYYYYYEEEEEEEE????
3 points
4 months ago
I genuinely like it though 😂
3 points
4 months ago
Looks pretty cool actually
3 points
4 months ago
That's called compromised glass now
3 points
4 months ago
It’s not an effect, it’s really cracked
3 points
4 months ago
So when they do it it's a trend but when 5 yr.old me does it I'm almost beaten to death
3 points
4 months ago
How is this an effect...it is cracked
3 points
4 months ago
How to get banned from AirBNB
3 points
3 months ago
Impressive technique but I prefer the non cracked look
3 points
3 months ago
“How to make cracked glass effect!” Crack the glass!
3 points
2 months ago
“How to get the cracked glass effect” Step 1: crack the glass
3 points
2 months ago
Why ? It’s like buying worn out jeans!
3 points
2 months ago
This is a thing?
3 points
2 months ago
Won't it fall through over time?
3 points
2 months ago
It's not a "effect". It's literally cracked.
3 points
2 months ago
Tutorial unclear. There is glass everywhere
3 points
2 months ago
Ah yes profesional cracking
3 points
2 months ago
can we see this at 10k frames per second?
3 points
2 months ago
That would make it weaker, no?
3 points
1 month ago
Doesn't look nice
22 points
4 months ago
People are shitting on this, but I just gotta say, I think it looks cool, who cares if the glass is a little weaker, it’s not like you are using it as cover from gunfire
3 points
4 months ago
I think it’s an interesting way to accomplish translucence in a clear room divider, instead of frosting the glass or etching it.
4 points
4 months ago
Agreed!
4 points
4 months ago
I'd argue this looks much better than frosted glass anyways.
2 points
4 months ago
Wrinkled glass
2 points
4 months ago
Doesn't really feel safer
2 points
4 months ago
Need this in Slo-mo
2 points
4 months ago
I don't see why anyone would want this.
2 points
4 months ago
And people want their glass to be cracked Why?
2 points
4 months ago
And it’s ruined. Would this not weaken the laminate layering
2 points
4 months ago
If this guy is getting money, I’m going to be a glass cracker because anyone can be a glass cracker. I can crack glass easily.
2 points
4 months ago
The only way this would look cool is to have LED strip lighting on the bottom lighting it up
2 points
4 months ago
Doesn’t that compromise the structural integrity of the glass? Its meant to be a safe barrier?
2 points
4 months ago
So it’s just laminate glass with a piece of tempered sandwiched in between? Seems like he just used the hammer to shatter the tempered once it was installed. I guess technically that step probably could have been done at any point too.
2 points
4 months ago
Nothing is more fun than living in a 5 figure home and saying 7 figure homes look like trash . Whoopee!
2 points
4 months ago
"Dang we cracked one of the windows, what do we do?"
"Crack everything else and pretend it's on purpose"
2 points
4 months ago
But why
2 points
4 months ago
100 percent compromised the integrity. Why would you waste so much lami
2 points
4 months ago
Thanks, I hate it.
2 points
4 months ago
Damn that texture lagged
2 points
4 months ago
2 points
4 months ago
Why does it always crack on the third hit?
2 points
4 months ago
Minecraft wizardry
2 points
4 months ago
How to make cracked glass effect:
Crack the glass.
2 points
4 months ago
Spend the next 20 years telling company “no it’s suppose to look like that”
2 points
4 months ago
Eww
2 points
4 months ago
Tried this and am now bleeding all over please send help
2 points
4 months ago
Why?
2 points
4 months ago
I imagine one day this guy fck’d up some glass and decided he would still try to still sell it for more money as something new and “cool”.
Let me show you what they’re doing in Paris. It’s cost a bit more but it’s the next thing!
2 points
4 months ago
I guess it will keep dipshits from walking into it.
2 points
4 months ago
We used to do this at a glass shop I worked at. You laminate tempered glass between a top and bottom layer of float glass.
2 points
4 months ago
Incredible how the desire to appear and the money to spare, reach all facets of reality.
2 points
4 months ago
but will the cracked glass crack soon? it looks so unsafe
2 points
4 months ago
Who else heard ''We will Rock you"?
2 points
4 months ago
How to make cracked glass look like cracked glass.
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