I had just clicked the button to turn VBOs on when Java crashed. It's likely due to my integrated graphics card. Since my entire JRE crashed, I could not report the crash to Mojang directly from my client.
Environment
Java: 1.8.0_11-b12 64 bit (JDK)
OS: 64 bit Windows 7 Pro
Processor: i7-4702MQ
RAM: 8GB
Graphics: Integrated
Borken Intel Graphics drivers