I have had a beaded bracelet for years... the kind with coloured beads on a kind of elasticated band. I haven't worn it for years tbh, or even touched it, but it was still hanging on a little stand which holds all of my bracelets and bangles.
In the middle of the night, I heard a small "explosion" in my bedroom. I put the light on but couldn't see anything amiss, and was sleepy so I went back to sleep without discovering the cause.
This morning, I realised that the elastic on my bracelet had snapped and the beads had "exploded into a little tray which was conveniently just under the bracelet stand. No big deal, I didn't wear it anyway.
But I'm curious to understand what caused the mini "explosion". Can anyone with a scientific brain enlighten me?!