Why glass dishes can explode unexpectedly?

Glass dishes can explode unexpectedly because they get really hot or cold too fast.

Imagine your favorite cookie jar, it's strong and holds all your cookies safely. But if you put it in the freezer right after taking it out of the oven, the glass might not be ready for that sudden change. It’s like when you jump from a warm bath into a cold pool, whoa, that’s shocking!

When glass gets hot, it expands, kind of like how your skin feels tight after a long swim in the sun. If one part of the dish is hot and another is still cool, the hot part wants to expand more than the cool part. This creates pressure inside the glass.

If that pressure becomes too much, it can cause the glass to crack or even explode, like a tiny thunderstorm inside your plate!

Sometimes you don’t notice it until it’s already happened, just like when you forget about that cookie jar in the oven and poof, there's a mess on the counter. It’s not magic, just glass being extra sensitive to big changes in temperature!