Oven Imploded: Just the right moment.

Jimz said:
Yeah well whatever happened he had to damage himself to get the claim for it which is psychotic by itself.
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It didn't happen, like the OP he probably had door glass shatter which is very common.

darael said:
I don't for one second dispute what you say about washing machines exploding, but at what point are they mostly like to spray glass? During a spin cycle, I imagine? :eek:
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I was re-iterating the stories of exploding washing machines that has been happening but the glass in them is very strong so not likely to happen.
 
Dimple said:
It didn't happen, like the OP he probably had door glass shatter which is very common.
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Yes It did happen and it was most likely the exact same thing as the OP however the person I knew took advantage of this situation and did what I said above to blame the Oven had another issue!
 
Jimz said:
Yes It did happen and it was most likely the exact same thing as the OP however the person I knew took advantage of this situation and did what I said above to blame the Oven had another issue!
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And the manufacturer and Curry's took your mate at his word and just gave him £50,000?
A bit of glass in the leg does not equal £50,000, negligence occurring in death doesn't even reach that amount most of the time.
Every day I see payouts for negligent claims and I also know the investigations that are carried out so IF this happened to your mate he would not have got that amount if anything.
 
Dimple said:
Is the story on Snopes :D

For a long time the glass has been 'Safety Glass' and unless there was a bomb in the oven it wouldn't 'blow up' and shoot glass that fast that it would burn a huge hole in his Jeans and embed into his legs.
Curry's would know this and the manufacturer would definitely know this.
I worked on a cooker factory for 27 years and this never happened however if it was a washing machine it could have happened.
Just put it down to your mate exaggerating a bit.
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I can tell you - when our cooker front went (yes safety glass) - my legs would have been a right mess without a shadow of doubt if I'd been stood in front of it when it went.

it took me 2 days off work to clear all the glass up - it was literally everywhere (relatively small kitchen)

when it went - it wasn't the typical hollywood "boom" type explosion, it was a very loud "gunshot" like sound - I was so shocked I was on my knees in shock for about 20 minutes (worse than when I've had minor road accidents)
 
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Buckster said:
I can tell you - when our cooker front went (yes safety glass) - my legs would have been a right mess without a shadow of doubt if I'd been stood in front of it when it went.

it took me 2 days off work to clear all the glass up - it was literally everywhere (relatively small kitchen)

when it went - it wasn't the typical hollywood "boom" type explosion, it was a very loud "gunshot" like sound - I was so shocked I was on my knees in shock for about 20 minutes (worse than when I've had minor road accidents)
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Over 27 years I heard 100s + 100s of door glass explode and always over workers.
Yes it does go with a bang, yes it does go everywhere, yes it is scary but I never knew of anybody ever going to the surgery for it and these workers were fitting stuff to the cooker at the time.
 
Dimple said:
Over 27 years I heard 100s + 100s of door glass explode and always over workers.
Yes it does go with a bang, yes it does go everywhere, yes it is scary but I never knew of anybody ever going to the surgery for it and these workers were fitting stuff to the cooker at the time.
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mmm thats interesting -well it didn't injure me - as I was out of the way at the time - but it didn't half make a mess ! How had the ones you are talking about break/blow ? I was only guessing the glass would cause damage to someone as it obviously blew with some force - most pieces were the typical safety glass broken size of 7mm by 7mm or so

the glass went through small gaps in cupboards etc - it took varnish off the cupboards opposite where the glass hit, and amusingly I found glass in the cupboards where it had blown through. Literally all that was left on the oven door itself was the metal verticals - with the odd tiny bit of glass left on the vertical - the rest of the 2 panes of glass was all over the kitchen

it wrecked the washing machine - which was almost opposite, as there was glass in every crevice, any moving part that had a gap to the kitchen had glass in it - you'd pull a draw out and feel the glass rubbing in side etc. I tried cleaning them all out - but there was glass you couldn't get to

loss-adjuster came round - took one look at the cooker and washing machine - and signed it off immediately

I can't find the photos :( was pre-digital days so I'd only one set of a couple of prints

my son hasn't done it again thankfully

thing was - we'd emptied the shopping 3-4 days before - but hadn't used the oven since then for some reason (I think I'd been using the hobs). Son had put the beans tin right in the corner - and the light didn't work on the oven - so even thought I'd opened the oven up to put food in - I didn't see the can.
 
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Buckster said:
Son had put the beans tin right in the corner - and the light didn't work on the oven - so even thought I'd opened the oven up to put food in - I didn't see the can.
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You never mentioned a beans can in post 86 (I didn't see your first post) which puts a completely different spin on it.

In the OPs case the door glass just shattered which can be scary but no immediate danger (unless he also had a can in the oven).
 
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