Yeah OP is a dunce for putting it on carpet of all things too, literally the weight will be constantly shifting everytime he moves his chair, it’ll never sit truly flush. May as well put down a sheet of glass over a balled up tshirt and jump on it lol
They sell plastic ones too, but they've made/used glass ones for decades. The glass ones are generally *much* better than their plastic counterparts (other than specific use-cases like static buildup or weight concerns). They're also surprisingly quite difficult to break under normal use conditions.
They’re made out of tempered glass and are generally pretty heavy duty, OPs might have had a defect. We have glass chair mats at my office, both on hard flooring and carpet and we’ve never broken one. The thick glass (mine weighs like 25/30lbs) disperses the weight of the chair evenly- after enough time the wheels will wear into the floor and create dents in your flooring and subfloor. The plastic mats do not have the strength to disperse weight like this. This is actually a great design, just not every product can be 100% all the time.
My Immediate thought before reading the comments: who the fuck uses a glass floor mat? That’s a thing? Now that I think about it we’re prob being trolled haha
I guess it’s a real thing…. I thought OP was an idiot and just bought some glass thinking he could role his chair on it … but by George, they are a real thing.
They're not only a real thing, but most cost-conscious businesses/enterprises will ONLY buy the glass ones (except for specific use-cases/scenarios). It's been that way for decades.
sir. you have 6+ bottles of water on your desk. Are you nuts? Get that away from your NO GLASS PANEL PC! and not to mention your dire need for cable management. You need to sort your priorities, mate. As soon as possible. wtf is a glass chair mat? on carpet? You are so confusing.
A boss of mine had one and it looked amazing. He didn’t like the bump under his desk because of a transition from carpet to wooden floor. He had to swap out the original casters for ones that looked like rollerblade wheels. Was super quiet and supposedly could withstand up to 1000 lbs.
Former glass manufacturing employee here; when tempered, thick enough glass can be plenty strong enough to withstand the rigors of chair rolling and human weight. Its not that far fetched. We had plenty of glass chair mats for years without breaking in the office. In fact, I’ve not seen one break. Thats not to say, placing thinner tempered glass on a thicker carpet isn’t a great idea, but it’s not crazy. Personally, I’d use no less than 3/8” temper with a pencil polish, although with a thinner more industrial carpet u could easily use a 1/4” temper. Just saying, it’s pretty nice to roll on glass when u’ve been a peon pushing off ur desk while on plastic. It makes a huge difference.
All these comments abt using the glass chair mat on carpet being stupid… okay, that makes sense. But where else would you use a glass chair mat? If the surface is hard, would you even need one? Isn’t the point to allow the wheels on your chair to move? Carpet being the #1 place you’d need a chair mat? Seems like an honest mistake to me.
A chair mat prevents damage to the carpet or floor from the chair rolling around on it. Also helps the chair roll on carpet. As for why it's glass because OP made poor life choices, these are usually plastic.
Why would you have a glass chair-mat? That's just the dumbest weird flex thing ever. A tiny rock can break that shit and plastic is more durable and cheaper.
I'd like to say you deserve it for having glass as a chair mat but to each their own, on the other hand it's pretty interesting and not common so yeah lil suckage there
Lmao glass chair mat has to be the dumbest thing I’ve learnt this year. I thought glass cutting boards were dumb but they seem reasonable by comparison.
Without researching this at all I'm going to go out on a limb and say they're not made for a carpet with that size pile. And I bet the manufacturer states to use on a wooden/laminated even surface or those square office carpets you see with almost zero depth.
I just googled this and they sell for $1500AUD on Amazon Prime. OP paid whatever their country's equiv would be for a glass mat. I dont even have words. 🤦🏻♀️
1st of all If you think putting a small plate of glass under something u will sit in, fall off of or jump onto , is a good idea you deserve this, 2nd of all you aren't meant to use these on carpet
Why is that even a thing?
Pretty sure it wasn’t meant for use over carpet; puts too much stress on a single point.
More importantly, why isn't it made of safety glass?
lol if u scoot back 3 inches you get stuck because 2 of the wheels are off the mat
I was coming here to ask the same thing.
OP went ghost OP we need answers!!! Who the fuck buys a glass chair mat and uses it on carpet of all places 😂
Wtf is a glass chair mat
Asking the real questions here!!
I guess OP couldn't find enough sweaty old sticks of dynamite to make a floor mat.
Answer to your crimes OP!
I have one and use it on normal carpet.
Who the fuck buys a glass chair mat? Was it to go with their chocolate teapot?
He's never gong to answer, he's embarrassed by his stupidity.
My feed above this was someone complaining about being an Olive Garden server and refilling unlimited breadsticks and soups
not unheard of. I did business with a glass co and they used them in their offices. The need to be tempered though.
It also appears OP broke the glass on their pc case in the corner. The wire seems to be coming out.
They usually state to not use on carpet that has pad underneath, so the weight can disperse evenly
Still a dumb idea regardless.
What other use case is there for this kind of thing other than to put it on carpet?
here is the FAQ:
How long did it last ?
1 1/2 years
Hmm, well my self esteem would have shattered as bad a the floor mat did.
If I had ideas this bad mine sure would too
One of the worst ways to realize it's time for a diet
what made you think that would be a good purchase in the first place? not trying to be harsh
My fat ass would break that thing in 2 seconds.
On carpet at that. My 10yo granddaughter would know that wouldn’t work. She may not know why, but she would know it’s not a good idea.
askin the real questions
Yeah OP is a dunce for putting it on carpet of all things too, literally the weight will be constantly shifting everytime he moves his chair, it’ll never sit truly flush. May as well put down a sheet of glass over a balled up tshirt and jump on it lol
You really should've seen this coming
Next from OP: Oh no! My paper wine glass is leaking
I'm waiting to hear about his pet alligator that sOmEhOw is getting too big
Should have seen right through it
This shouldn't even exist. It's obviously stupid.
Terrible design! These are usually plastic. Mine is plastic.
If you can keep a whale behind glass, then you can suspend a whale in an office chair
OP Is getting roasted in the comments and people are wondering why he isn't commenting.
We need answers. Lol
OP pls explain. Why did you have a glass chair mat? How did you break it? Why did you think a glass chair mat would be a good idea??!!
They sell plastic ones too, but they've made/used glass ones for decades. The glass ones are generally *much* better than their plastic counterparts (other than specific use-cases like static buildup or weight concerns). They're also surprisingly quite difficult to break under normal use conditions.
I can't imagine any explanation which would render the thought of "GLASS chair mat" a respectable option.
Glass is an awesome surface. All my desks, tables and chair mats are glass. 10/10 would recommend.
here is the FAQ:
1 cupcake too much.
Cupcakes are so good tho, I’d say even considering this outcome, it’s closer to one cupcake too little
They’re made out of tempered glass and are generally pretty heavy duty, OPs might have had a defect. We have glass chair mats at my office, both on hard flooring and carpet and we’ve never broken one. The thick glass (mine weighs like 25/30lbs) disperses the weight of the chair evenly- after enough time the wheels will wear into the floor and create dents in your flooring and subfloor. The plastic mats do not have the strength to disperse weight like this. This is actually a great design, just not every product can be 100% all the time.
here is the FAQ:
See that makes a lot more senses. OPs doesn't look very thick tho.
Did you even get to use it more than once?
Reminded me of that time I broke my glass sneakers while playing basketball.
Damn…bringing back memories of the glass tennis racket I used once.
A true Cinderella story
Dude, get a reusable water bottle! Holy shit!
Nah m8, glass goes on the floor, only an idiot would use it to drink liquids.
Never knew they made glass chair mats, I’m no expert for sure, but that doesn’t seem like a good idea. I have used the plastic ones for 40 years.
You’d be amazed at how much better the glass works. I was very skeptical at first, even afraid to vacuum near it. But really, I’ve had no issues.
Your fucking WHAT?
I think they are atleast supposed to have a life time warranty. So atleast there's that.
I just thought that was a really ugly carpet
TIL that these are a thing.
This one is a lot of things now
This is satire right?
Firstly, why did you buy a glass chair mat?
So why did you buy one?
I know it sounds crazy, but supposedly these glass chair mats can hold 1,000 pounds, and are designed to be used on carpet.
My Immediate thought before reading the comments: who the fuck uses a glass floor mat? That’s a thing? Now that I think about it we’re prob being trolled haha
I guess it’s a real thing…. I thought OP was an idiot and just bought some glass thinking he could role his chair on it … but by George, they are a real thing.
They're not only a real thing, but most cost-conscious businesses/enterprises will ONLY buy the glass ones (except for specific use-cases/scenarios). It's been that way for decades.
'I am not a smart man'
Dust mites be free!
Pyrex
Lmao these comments are a fucking roast
sir. you have 6+ bottles of water on your desk. Are you nuts? Get that away from your NO GLASS PANEL PC! and not to mention your dire need for cable management. You need to sort your priorities, mate. As soon as possible. wtf is a glass chair mat? on carpet? You are so confusing.
Why the fuck did you buy it?
A GLASS chair-mat.. yea, you deserved it. Who in the fuck buys a GLASS chair-mat?
Dumbasses who buy glass chair mats smh.
hey! i'm sitting on that EXACT chair right now!
What is it with PC gamers and glass?
I have a a lot character judgments right now…
WhatCouldGoWrong
Why did you have a glass chair mat?
Look me in the eye and tell my why you would ever think this wasn't fucking stupid
buying a glass panel and laying it on carpet, to then put a 6 wheel chair on top is without a doubt the stupidest thing I have ever seen someone do.
To all the commenters who are saying glass chair mats are stupid, they shouldn’t be used on carpet, etc., etc., you’re wrong.
I scrolled down way too far to find this answer. I have been using a glass mat on my carpet for 2+ years and I absolutely love it.
I’m going to agree with everyone else. Buying a glass chair mat was a dumb idea. Especially putting it on a rug.
We have the same desk lol
JESSE! We need to cook..
I genuinely didn't know they even made these in glass
A boss of mine had one and it looked amazing. He didn’t like the bump under his desk because of a transition from carpet to wooden floor. He had to swap out the original casters for ones that looked like rollerblade wheels. Was super quiet and supposedly could withstand up to 1000 lbs.
Former glass manufacturing employee here; when tempered, thick enough glass can be plenty strong enough to withstand the rigors of chair rolling and human weight. Its not that far fetched. We had plenty of glass chair mats for years without breaking in the office. In fact, I’ve not seen one break. Thats not to say, placing thinner tempered glass on a thicker carpet isn’t a great idea, but it’s not crazy. Personally, I’d use no less than 3/8” temper with a pencil polish, although with a thinner more industrial carpet u could easily use a 1/4” temper. Just saying, it’s pretty nice to roll on glass when u’ve been a peon pushing off ur desk while on plastic. It makes a huge difference.
I can't believe yall have never seen one of these, our huge office has one under every chair and we have pretty aggressive carpet.
I'm surprised at how many people never knew glass floormats existed
All these comments abt using the glass chair mat on carpet being stupid… okay, that makes sense. But where else would you use a glass chair mat? If the surface is hard, would you even need one? Isn’t the point to allow the wheels on your chair to move? Carpet being the #1 place you’d need a chair mat? Seems like an honest mistake to me.
Why did you get a GLASS chair-mat? Are you an idiot or something?
Someone sold your ass a window pane and said it was a gamer chair mat and upcharged you lol
Glass chair mats exist? Is this common? Doesn’t seem like a good idea
W H Y would you even get that ??
Why tf is it glass dawg
A glass mat wasn't the brightest of the ideas.
Can I interest you in some high grit toilet paper?
I had a friend recently tell me that glass floor mats exist. I don't know why anyone would get one. That sounds like one of the dumbest ideas ever.
Wait I see the problem, you had a glass chair mat..
This one is on you buddy.
Your what?
And WHY do you have a glass chair mat? That’s just asking for sliced up feet. You should probably replace it with a silicone one, works much better
look at this idiot
Kinda had that one coming ngl
WinStupidPrizes
So dumb that you would put glass like that on the floor and sit on it. Lol
Now you know how dumb it is to put a glass chair mat on a carpet right?
Lmfao 😅
Wtf would you get a glass floor-mat?
What the fuck is a chair mat and why is it glass
A chair mat prevents damage to the carpet or floor from the chair rolling around on it. Also helps the chair roll on carpet. As for why it's glass because OP made poor life choices, these are usually plastic.
facepalm
TIL that glass chair-mat exist
I recommend a hardwood mat. Works great on carpet.
I have a dining table covered with glass. Its antibacteria, protects the table, easy to clean, doesnt scratch.. that works!
Why would you have a glass chair-mat? That's just the dumbest weird flex thing ever. A tiny rock can break that shit and plastic is more durable and cheaper.
If you look closely you can see why it's a bad idea to make a sheet of glass a floor Matt.
I'd like to say you deserve it for having glass as a chair mat but to each their own, on the other hand it's pretty interesting and not common so yeah lil suckage there
BUT FOR WHOMST COULDST HAVE FORSEEN?! A TRAGEDY SUCH?!
Glass chair mat, right next to the glass hammers and above ground, cardboard swimming pools.
No one asking the real questions. Why is your PC completely open??
Your what?
Did your glass hammer drop on it after you spilled your tea out the chocolate teapot.
A what
Blew a fart fell apart
Who the fuck uses a glass chair mat? That's just asking for trouble..
Of course, You were rolling a chair on top of a sheet of glass.
Really, a glass chair mat!!!
Why on earth would you have a glass chair mat…?
Lmao glass chair mat has to be the dumbest thing I’ve learnt this year. I thought glass cutting boards were dumb but they seem reasonable by comparison.
A chair mat... Made of GLASS? What on earth is this madness?
Why do they even make a GLASS chair mat?
tf is a chair mat isn't that what the carpet is
That seems like a bad idea
Pretty sure that kind of mat is a horrible idea in the first place
Oh no! My chocolate tea pot
Why the fuck do you have a glass chair mat?
Without researching this at all I'm going to go out on a limb and say they're not made for a carpet with that size pile. And I bet the manufacturer states to use on a wooden/laminated even surface or those square office carpets you see with almost zero depth.
With all due respect, why the fuck would you think a glass chair mat was ever a good idea
You fucking donkey!
The attraction of office chairs and carpet is very strong
Why tf do you have one in the first place
Your what
A glass chair mat is just asking for this shit. What a terrible idea lol
Accident waiting to happen
why the fuck did you think this was going to work
Any answers as to why this is a thing to begin with?
What a terrible idea
TIL people use glass mats on carpet.
You put a pane of glass on the ground and it didn't break instantly?
… your glass what?? If that’s what it sounds like, what did you expect?
why would you buy a glass chair mat
I thought I'm on
A glass what....!
GLASS CHAIR MAT? That’s not if it’ll break its when. Especially on carpet.
I just googled this and they sell for $1500AUD on Amazon Prime. OP paid whatever their country's equiv would be for a glass mat. I dont even have words. 🤦🏻♀️
I mean a “glass” chair mat? Kinda should’ve expected that one yea? Or just me;-;
Oh thank god. I thought you said the chair mat was made of glass for a second.
Why would you buy a glass chair-mat and then when it broke, why would you brag about it?
I bet what sucks more is how many people are subtly and openly calling you a dumbasss lol
Honey, where’s the glass table top?
Glass... chair.... mat???
Your WHAT
Glass.....chairmat.....does not compute.
glass.....chair......mat
“Glass is glass and glass breaks” cit.
Why and how is that a thing????.
Why do you have a glass mat in the first place?
What the fuck are you saying right now? A glass chair mat?
Glass as a Mat that’s an interestingly stupid notion.
It looks like OP was maybe trying to use a window pane in place of a plastic chair mat? Just a guess.
Time to go on a diet buddy
Never heard of the plastic ones I assume
Yeah. I'm thinking you deserve this. Who buys a glass floormat and thinks it is a good idea?
Stretch some nylon stockings over your vacuum cleaner and have at it.
They make those glass?
Not gonna lie, this is pretty much on you, op. I don't know what other outcome you were expecting.
Your glass what?
loseit
Why is that a real thing 🤦♂️
Lol what an idiot
What kind of knuckle-dragging window-licker uses glass as a floor mat?
Fat ass
Who in the fuck would have a glass chair mat? Or any glass mat???? Wild
Get a Britta or other water purifier.
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1st of all If you think putting a small plate of glass under something u will sit in, fall off of or jump onto , is a good idea you deserve this, 2nd of all you aren't meant to use these on carpet
I always thought glass chair mats were a strange idea. Fragility, shipping etc.
Glass mat? Sounds about as sensible as a glass hammer.
What a fucking idiot… glass on a high-pile carpet. The world is doomed with such a prevalent lack of common sense.
A glass chair mat?
You can make the money back by selling your glass pull-up bar or if it was expensive you can sell your glass bed-frame.