JALLEN wrote:jb2012 wrote:I know the old old Tvs are like shooting at a rock. The glass on them is probably at least 4 inches thick. But then again I'm not sure if you're just referring to an old tv as in a broken one laying around (but currently or recently manufactured) or like a 1970's tv
I'd like to see a tv where the glass is anything like 4" thick.
None of the TVs I've seen since the mid-50's, and we used to collect them and take them apart for parts for radios, has anything like this.
The picture tube, and the other vacuum tubes implode with a "pop" when broken, whether by dropping, shooting etc. There were capacitors that might have been oil filled, perhaps with toxic fluids but these are rather small quantities.
We used to shoot at old appliances out in the desert, great fun but probably irresponsible.
you might be right, but I watched a guy (I was younger and didn't know better) empty a clip of 9mm into a T.V. screen and none even close to penetrated the screen. Then I watched him pump a few rounds of 30-30 in it and still they didnt penetrate. I have no idea how thick they actually are but they must be pretty thick!!
