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[โ€“] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My brother was always scared the TV would accidentally crack and implode while he was watching TV. I kept telling him that it would take a direct strike from a baseball bat or dropping it off the roof of the house to do that. Tube TVs were STRONG.

TV screens today flutter when you touch them.

[โ€“] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago

Those screens are really just thin glass sandwiches.

And they're sharp too. When replacing a TV backlight I didn't think about using gloves when lifting the panel. Welp, it can cut the skin a bit. If it slipped as I held it, that would have been fun for sure...
Anyway, the correct course of action is probably suction cups. Especially with larger panels. And a second person too. This was just a 32 inch panel.