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You should probably watch the actual reveal, it's already on YouTube. The glass was already addressed and he gave it a specific focus. Even claiming it can with
by isaiahg 9y ago
You should probably watch the actual reveal, it's already on YouTube. The glass was already addressed and he gave it a specific focus. Even claiming it can withstand an atomic blast.
- PinguTS 9y agoThe iPhoneX has the strongest glass. … but actually breaks easier than the iPhone 8 glass.
- jquery 9y agoAre you sure? I saw a YouTube drop test video and the iPhone X survived multiple drops from head height (~66") onto concrete without breaking, but the iPhone 8 shattered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHCBwJVeO4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHCBwJVeO4 I've dropped my case-less iPhone X 5 feet onto bathroom tile and not even a noticeable scratch afterwards.
- rtdp 9y agoNot at all scientifically done.
- Tepix 9y agohttps://www.test.de/Apple-iPhone-X-Das-zerbrechlichste-iPhone-aller-Zeiten-5249243-0/ https://www.test.de/Apple-iPhone-X-Das-zerbrechlichste-iPhon... (German Consumer report: iPhone X is most brittle of all iPhones)
- jquery 9y agoIt looks like they dropped a single phone, and you didn't even get to see how it fell. Hard to say that's definitive.
- lumisota 9y agothe iPhone 8 and iPhone X use the same glass
- agumonkey 9y agoMaybe it's not the glass but the frame and components. Maybe the notch can pressure the glass when stress occurs ..
- mcgarnagle 9y agolets not compare iphonex to Elon Musk's glass. I know nothing about glass, but, I trust the guy with a company called spaceX on his portfolio to make my glass right.
- andrepd 9y agoIt's this kind of ridiculous bootlicking that makes me dislike the Musk cult with a passion.
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- mcgarnagle 9y agoIt's not bootlicking. It's just common sense when you factor in cost, thickness and experience with durability. You know, re-entering the atmosphere and not burning up. I don't trust apple's marketing about iphone durability because I have broken several. This is a new product, and already you're comparing it to a smartphone that costs $1,000 and $250 to manufacture? The iphone: 1. lower price point than the truck 2. has to be slim, and lightweight. Many restrictions. the semi: 1. costs much more than an iphone, which we're to assume accounts for the expensive windshield. 2. the windshield can be as thick as your attitude.
- JBReefer 9y agoBow before your your betters, prole. Also, be sure to protest Thanksgiving and Columbus Day as racist by working - nothing says antiestablishment like free labor.
- andrepd 9y agoIf it is sarcasm I don't understand it.
- cucuuc 9y agoIt’s glass - it’a not pixie dust doped adamantium. Metals arent particularly strong. Glass, plastics, etc are all stronger (yield strength). But boy are they ductile, and very tough. Iron can take, literally, an infinite number of loading cycle. You can make ceramics, glass, etc better but the overall performance package of iron is very hard to beat. If I were to dismiss SpaceX as 1950s technology with modern electronics and engine technology the soviets mastered in the 60s would you be annoyed? So why dismiss the truck manufacturing industry? Semis are very thought out solutions for their domain.
- jchw 9y agoI think that's because you have multiple factors with thin smartphone glass. The harder it gets, the more brittle it becomes. You probably won't be able to cut into it even with a pretty sharp knife, but if you were to drop it at the right angle it'd shard into a billion tiny pieces. I have no idea how automotive glass differs, but I imagine the difference in weight and thickness requirements does impact things a lot. This reminds me of the unfolding problem of sun roof explosions.
- IshKebab 9y agoYeah that is just classic "what sounds really impressive but actually isn't that bad" marketing nonsense. It might be able to withstand an atomic glass but it's still going to crack if a big enough stone his it at 70mph.
- Dylan16807 9y agoBig enough, yes, but there was footage of hitting it with a pretty big hammer.
- averagewall 9y agoI've tried smashing a windscreen with a hammer. The first few blows didn't do anything at all. All windscreens are very strong.
- GuB-42 9y agoTempered glass is particularly vulnerable from sharp, hard objects. This is the idea behind "ninja rocks" : pieces of broken spark plug ceramic that are used by criminals to break side windows of cars. I'm not saying that Tesla windshields are vulnerable from that, in fact, most windshields aren't. However it shows that resisting a blow from a hammer that is neither sharp nor hard is not a conclusive test.
- issue9mm 9y agoWorth noting that while side and back windows are tempered, windshields are typically laminated. The difference is in how they break. Laminated glass will generally crack, but otherwise stick together, while tempered glass will shatter, but into less-sharp pieces (to minimize the hazard of broken glass). I don't know how much of this matters, but it stands to reason that what works on a side window might not be the same as what works on a windshield.
- noselasd 9y agoA few other people have also referenced the "reveal". Does anyone know what is meant by this, and have a link ?
- Already__Taken 9y agoLazy [sob](https://youtu.be/nONx_dgr55I?t=711 https://youtu.be/nONx_dgr55I?t=711) earn those downvotes.
- pwinnski 9y agoHere's a summary from The Verge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n9xafjynJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n9xafjynJA The full stream is only on YouTube in pirate form so far, so I don't expect links to last. The Tesla channel itself doesn't feature it yet.
- rtrunck 9y agohttps://livestream.tesla.com https://livestream.tesla.com