Nick - I've broken two of them over the years. One was full of new wine. I
gently set it off my two wheel cart and heard a sort of click. Then all of
the wine poured over the cellar floor...what a mess not to mention loss of a
years work. The second slipped out of my hands while I was washing it.
Broke into many pieces including one that bounced up and cut my hand sending
me to the ER for six stiches. Best to be careful with these.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas

"Nick Ruchalski" > wrote in message
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> As I was flushing a sanitized carboy down in my basement in prep for a
> rack it slipped a bit. The concrete floor's eyes widened, but I
> latched on tightly and finished the draining. It got me to thinking
> what would happen if I dropped it.
>
> Do they shatter into a million pieces, split into a few sections, or
> just bounce?