Oops, you broke a wineglass. Don't get out the vacuum, though, because that glass will do some serious damage to your ...

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

Crying over spilled milk? Doesn’t really happen. Crying over broken glass? All too common. Especially if it's not cleaned up correctly, more often than not you’ll end up with a small shard or two ...

Glass is as fragile as a dream just on the verge of morning light. It's beautiful and deceptively strong — until it isn't. One wrong nudge or a clumsy hand, and that delicate illusion shatters into a ...