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"Explode" is a strong word. Glass can certainly break due to thermal shock, and if the glass is already stressed it may fracture with a certain amount of force, but it's generally more like a cap gun than like dynamite. A tightly sealed glass vessel could very well explode from the internal pressure buildup, particularly if the contents were partially liquid to start with ... but that has more to do with what's inside the glass than the glass itself.

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