my crt exploded, 56 packard bell

[jbivy]

So its 97 degrees and im attempting to nap on the couch, I hear a boom which to me sounded like a .38 being fired off. I stumble around and cant quite pin point where that sound came from. Then i notice my feet were bleeding..

I look at the floor and realize id passed my 56 packard bell tv and that the safety glass was shattered but mostly in one piece. After my wife cleaned and bandaged my feet, we swept and pulled the tv out of its nook and realized the dang crt exploded and thats what shattered the safety glass. Now this tv hasnt been used in six months, not after it was restored and used for a black and white movie marathon.

It was unplugged, why the heck did the crt implode on me? Was it because it was a real hot day or? Perhaps theres gremlins in my home.

Any idea why an unplugged tvs picture tube would just pop like this?