TV Parts That Can KILL You Explained
22K views · Jun 5, 2026 · Science & Technology
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@80sgodrestores · 3 months ago
That's why crt glass is so thick
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@sethhorst6158 · 3 months ago
Funny enough, I'm watching this on a CRT
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@AlexMontalvo-c3z · 3 months ago
Fun fact! Most telivisions made before the 60s had an extra plastic layer on top of the CRT to protect the individual in the very rare case that it implodes. However, this problem was very quickly fixed by making the glass layer on the CRT thicker, the reason why they are very heavy.
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@soundspark · 3 months ago (edited)
Not only is it the leaded glass, but CRT TVs have a safety shutdown that triggers if the flyback voltage is too high. Repair manuals warn to not substitute parts in safety critical circuits to maintain the X-ray protection.
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@Musino4007 · 3 months ago
In addition to the tv deadly problems listed here, there was another serious flaw of one specific brand, known primarily to Europeans. In the 70s and 80s, Russian Tv's called Rubin could catch fire and even explode due to overheating and faulty wiring. In Poland, we called Rubin-714 "the bomb TV" or "Stalin's revenge"
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@GrigorijRadchenko · 3 months ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEmF4PsOGcI&t=309">5:09</a> There so small amount of mercury vapors, that you had to inhail around 50 of those bulls directly to get any harm.
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@davidstahl1819 · 3 months ago
Glad i still have my CRT tv's ! Perfect display for the huge library of content for it.
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@Boop_Doop · 2 months ago
When you start adding lead and mercury to something to make it safer
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@patcoston · 2 months ago
There was a large CRT TV on the side of the road on junk day. I threw a rock into the screen. The implosion blew out the back of the TV. Glass covered the grass for about 20 feet. It also shot glass forward about 5 feet.
@CalvinZenFahigal-k1d · 3 months ago
Ah which is my vendor's CRT TV is heating up
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@ilyanobaas7075 · 3 months ago
well now i know why projectors get so hot
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@FOA-2001 · 3 months ago
Ooooh, so that's why we now use LCD TVs
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