I broke a tube with hand pressure!

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I broke a tube with hand pressure!

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First-time club: I pressed down with my thumb to make sure this tube was seated properly. It broke like the glass was made of sugar! It took two minutes for the white cloud to appear on the glass.

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Re: I broke a tube with hand pressure!

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Surprising it held vacuum. They don't make 'em like the used to.
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Re: I broke a tube with hand pressure!

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xtian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:42 pm First-time club: I pressed down with my thumb to make sure this tube was seated properly. It broke like the glass was made of sugar! It took two minutes for the white cloud to appear on the glass.


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Who makes that tube? Must have been a manufacturing defect. I usually try to cup the top of the tube in my palm when pushing them in but still this shouldn't have happened.

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