Why did my macbook screen crack from just opening it!!???

went to go on my macbook and as i was opening it, the screen cracked..............

As in a visible or audible crack?   If visible, either it was dropped, bumped into, you pushed the screen too far back (beyond the point it gives its own resistance), or the last time it was opened for an upgrade, the hinge was not properly tightened.   Traveling with your machine "asleep" instead of shut down has the potential of having the machine wake up in travel, thus overheating the machine, and potentially the heat could damage the screen if that happened enough times.  Hence why I recommend always shutting down before traveling with them.  Computer bags provide ample protection against bumps if they cushion on all sides and nothing else is in them, including pencil lead, and other small items.   Drops you have less of a chance of surviving, although the machines have at least some resiliency as my few drops have proven.   I would not try to force it though!   Note if none of the actions describe anything you have done, and it has been always in your possession, maybe you have a defective machine from the factory.  The newer the machine the better a case you have for arguing with AppleCare.   Note, AppleCare will not cover accidents.   
If it is an audible cracking sound, it may be you are starting to push it back too far, or the hinge is tightened too tight, and it just loosened a bit.
Early MacBooks also failed from a bad mixture in their batteries, back in 2006 and 2007 and the batteries swelling, damaging the housing of the computer as well if not noticed in time, and that could create a cracking situation.       Note: A MacBook is different from a MacBook Pro and a MacBook Air.  The MacBook was a consumer model before the Air, gradually replaced by the Air.    The Pro was the professional model.

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