Re: Accident Report from Mizuno

[Dave D]

I can't speculate on the nature of the explosion but if the photo was 
taken before the glass was disturbed - ie pieces of the base in place - 
the explosion was probably quite small. The nature of the cracks in the 
glass suggest to me that it was in a high state of internal tension. 
Note the regular cracks. I've seen similar in glass that was under 
extreme thermal stress. If it was in use for years the stresses may 
have accumulated. Sorry to be a wet blanket.

BTW, thanks for the CF updates and links. I'm doing my annual review of 
the state of play. I think things have moved ahead significantly with 
the DOE review and new experimental results. Pity about the Physics 
Today BS, but what do you expect from that rag. The actual reviewers 
were as open minded as could be expected given the general climate that 
they were operating in. Some of them were quite brave really - albeit 
hiding behind anonymity. Most people find it very hard to go against 
the mob. It's only compulsive in a few of us.

This list gets whackier by the year but it is fun to drop in 
occasionally. The scene is not the same without Eugene. Very sad.

It's back to the grind for me but I will return:-)
dave