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   Oumati Asami to Volney   
   Re: Broken tempered glass turns brown?   
   29 Oct 18 12:32:09   
   
   From: ouasami@do-not-send.com   
      
   On 21/10/18 01:50, Volney wrote:   
   > A friend had a clear tempered glass patio table with an umbrella. A   
   > windstorm grabbed the umbrella and broke the glass. The glass broke into   
   > a million pieces, but the odd thing was was they were all brown! What   
   > happened, chemically or physically, that caused the glass to go from   
   > clear to brown when it broke?   
      
   Recently, one of my tempered glass door shattered all by itself. The   
   pieces were the same color as the original door, kind of greenish. They   
   did not turn brown. So, there is something specific to your friend's glass.   
      
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