Lil' Sparky
Cowboys EAC
Saw this while perusing morebeer's forum. I had stuck with my glass carboys when I was using a wort wizard, but now that I've got a pump, I can get rid of them. I've already had one moment with my carboys. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=31373
http://forums.moreflavor.com/viewtopic.php?t=25146
http://forums.moreflavor.com/viewtopic.php?t=25146
My good friend and fellow brewer has been off this week recovering from surgery.
He dropped a full carboy and instinctively tried to save it... putting his hands in the path of the resulting explosion. All that liquid escaping pushes the glass shards out pretty explosively apparently.
He severed 5 tendons in one had and had over twenty stitches in the other.
After telling my wife this story she made me sit down and by a carboy hauler, can't say I blame her.
I guess the lesson is be very damn careful with your vessels, spend the money on safety equipment, and if the carboy is going save yourself, and cry over the lost beer later.