[kellyhound]

Hairdresser Marissa Kister at the Modern Halo Head Spa & Dry Bar located in Katy, Texas was only her second day on the job when the accident happened. She was gently attempting to slide the glass door closed to prepare products for a client, Courtney Story, who had just arrived for a blowout appointment, when the door spontaneously exploded into thousands of tiny fragments right in her face.

Marissa escaped with minor scratches and she later joked in an interview that her immediate first thought when it happened was simply that she was in big trouble with her boss.

Industry glass consultants reviewed the footage and noted that Marissa was not applying excessive force. The explosion was attributed to a manufacturing flaw or a microscopic defect in the tempered glass, which can trigger a phenomenon known as spontaneous glass breakage without any obvious physical impact.

The salon staff and client became internet sensations for remaining remarkably calm and checking on each other immediately after the loud boom.

[Guns N' Coffee]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Courtney Story, who had just arrived for a blowout appointment

She got her blowout