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When I was In High School, my first job was at a local TV repair shop. We used to collect a bunch of CRT's that had no dud value. After a while we had to get rid of them, so we would load up 15-20 of them and take them to the town dump. Another kid my age worked there too, and the two of us were usually elected to get rid of the tubes. To make this more fun, we used to see how far we could throw them; the best implosion on ground contact won. Amazingly out of all those tubes, only one or maybe two would make any significant noise. Most survived being hurled 20-30 feet. It seemed that only the 110 degree tubes were easy to break. From this experience, I discovered that despite common folklore, these tubes were very strong.
Now just because I said they are hard to break doesn't mean you should be foolish around one. Be sure to take all safety precautions when you handle one. It only takes one bad implosion to ruin your day.
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