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When was this article written? Last update is 2023 (so the title should at least reflect this) but down in the article talks about Gorilla glass by Corning as a
by darkwater 2y ago
When was this article written? Last update is 2023 (so the title should at least reflect this) but down in the article talks about Gorilla glass by Corning as a novelty with possible future uses in smartphones.
Sent from a Gorilla glass smartphone with a corner almost broken ^^;
- jccalhoun 2y agoyoutube says the mythbusters video is from 10 years ago so it was written sometime since then.
- darkwater 2y agoAnd according to Wikipedia [1] the first commercial use of Gorilla Glass was the original iPhone in 2007, even if the name was officially coined in 2008 [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Glass https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_Glass
- dragontamer 2y agoPrince Rupert's Drop is strong at compression but weak enough that your pinky finger can shatter it. These 'hardness' stats are just marketing bullshit dressed up in barebones material science. They know most people haven't studied material science or understand what 'hardness' means.