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Originally Posted by Brach
Logically that glue would also help keep at least some glass from flying. If the glue is new it could even make a huge difference.
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That's just the thing - when a tube with cataracts gets repaired, the safety glass doesn't get glued back onto the tube. It's impossible to get it glued on and have it be perfectly clear. Typically the glass just gets taped around the edge of the tube with packaging tape.
I actually don't think it would be any more or less safe this way. In a way, it may even prevent glass from flying out - instead of an imploding tube simply breaking the faceplate along with the face of the tube (because they're glued together), it would have to hit the safety glass hard enough to break it _and_ blow through it to cause harm.
But, that's really all just speculation. I have no real clue which is safer. As others have pointed out, safety wasn't a prime concern back then. And yet we're all still alive...
-Ian