I swept the kitchen floor

By Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157652)

United States

April 25, 2021 6:38pm CST

Just had to do a bit of sweeping at my house. Both halves of the kitchen, laundry room and some from the hallway. Do you have any idea how far a small Corelle saucer can shatter if it hits a ceramic tile floor? You do not want to know. I hope I got it all swept up. For any who do not know, Corelle is a name brand of a special glass made by Corning company. It originally was used to make tiles on space ships. It is supposed to be nearly indestructible, and ideal for dinnerware for families. The saucer that I knocked off the counter was about six inches in diameter. And it shattered, widely, into both large and very small bits. It must have hit the tile just right.

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@much2say (53944)

• Los Angeles, California

26 Apr 21

We have Corelle stuff here - I love it. We have hardwood floors - and I have been lucky many times when the bowls hit the ground, but it has happened

. They are strong but not totally indestructible - but I can imagine how it would be landing on tile

. Hope you got it all too!

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

If I did not get it all a mop will.

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@Dena91 (15915)

• United States

26 Apr 21

I'm sorry your dish fell to the floor and broke. And yes I do know what it is like when that happens. I hope you were able to get it all swept up.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

I think I was successful. I will also mop.

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@LadyDuck (458967)

• Switzerland

26 Apr 21

I know in how many piece a Pyrex bowl can shatter on a ceramic tile floor, a lot more than I would have liked.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

I exploded one once when I was twenty. I thought you could cook on top of the stove with it. I was wrong. Exploding glass mixed with oatmeal.

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@LadyDuck (458967)

• Switzerland

28 Apr 21

@GardenGerty Mom did the same as you, she was cooking a custard in a Pyrex over the stove and it exploded.

@wolfgirl569 (95623)

• Marion, Ohio

26 Apr 21

They can fly all over. Hope you got it all

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

I will mop to make sure.

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@RasmaSandra (73675)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

26 Apr 21

Glad you could get most of it up, I hate when things not only break but really shatter,

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

Yes, they become a challenge.

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@DianneN (247191)

• United States

26 Apr 21

You’re lucky it didn’t chip your floor.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

I would love to have this floor either replaced or have something resilient over it.

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@DianneN (247191)

• United States

28 Apr 21

@BarBaraPrz (45574)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

26 Apr 21

Yeah, I always thought Corelle was unbreakable.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

Nearly unbreakable.

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@prinzcy (32322)

• Malaysia

2 May 21

I know Corelle. We used to have a few plates from Corelle. It was really famous back then.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

3 May 21

It is supposed to be hard to break.

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@kaylachan (58114)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

26 Apr 21

Yes, I can. Our house is all tile, and when a plate shattered, bits went in all directions, including our bedroom. My house is 1028 square feet. I hope you find everything you're looking for.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

27 Apr 21

I will run a shop vac and a mop.

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16544)

• China

27 Apr 21

It definitely made your heart ache to see the saucer shattering.Sometimes it can't be helped .

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

I am mostly sad for the extra work and the possibility of getting cut.

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@jstory07 (134528)

• Roseburg, Oregon

26 Apr 21

Corelle dishes that hit the floor just do break,

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

If it is a hard floor.

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

26 Apr 21

I know, I know. It breaks into million pieces for one bowl. really tiny little bits of pieces that covers surely a big area for one bowl

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

You describe it very well.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

28 Apr 21

@GardenGerty I once broke a bowl way back and a mug recently and it really shock me to see the extent of the pieces that I have to clean. It seems like I broke more than one

@MarshaMusselman (38663)

• Midland, Michigan

26 Apr 21

How old was that piece or your correll dishes in particular? I had one break once. I think they break once they're older. You may want to run wet mop over the floor to fit those very small pieces just in case.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

I am sure about ten years old. Shop Vac, wet mop.

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@MarshaMusselman (38663)

• Midland, Michigan

28 Apr 21

@GardenGerty lol I had a lot of typos in that which I've fixed. I was asking about the age of the dishes but maybe it's because you have a tile floor?

@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Apr 21

Some articles really do shatter when they break. I usually find I'm sweeping up bits for several days.

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@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

28 Apr 21

I am sure that just when I least expect it I will find a sliver.

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@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Apr 21

Oh wow, a million little pieces I am sure.

@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

27 Apr 21

Yes. Really some interesting shaped shards.

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