I want to say thanks for sharing that. That is interesting. I have no doubt it is true to life and not exagerated in any way.
On 6/3/12, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Please remember that the iPhone is made from tempered helicopter glass. This > glass is extremely durable. Yes, it is possible to shatter it, but it is > extremely difficult. In many, if not most ways, this glass is almost as > strong as steel. Like any glass, it is brittle, so if you catch it at just > the right angle on the exact sweet spot of the glass, it will shatter. Mine > has dropped 6 feet on to concrete without any marks. It regularly gets > scratched by my keys without any marks, whatsoever. I have dropped it and > then accidentally stepped on it without any marks or damage. Because I will > be replacing it later this year, I have been a bit less careful and it works > without any problems, and it doesn't have any marks on it. > > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 04/06/2012, at 12:16, James Mannion <mannion...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That is interesting. I think you point out some uses for it I wouldn't >> have thought of. I suspect the IPhone and the glass shattering or >> cracking or not if you drop it may just be in line with my other >> experiences with glass. It seems to depend so much on how it hits. It >> can stand up to an incredible hit one time and shatter all over the >> place in response to relatively nothing in another instance. >> >> On 6/3/12, Sieghard <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> Hi Brett, >>> >>> Those are all good examples when that neck holder would be convenient >>> and useful. Just to add to what you said about the iPhone being >>> fragile. I once dropped my iPhone 4, in fact it was on my store's >>> counter (about 3 and a half feet high) and I sort of swiped it off the >>> counter, it hit the floor (tiles on concrete) and skittered across the >>> floor for about 3 more feet. I just about had a heart attack since I >>> had just gotten it a few weeks before, but to my amazement the glass >>> didn't even have a scratch let alone a crack. I don't recommend this >>> as a test and it's not something I repeat with my 4S now to show >>> people how tough this thing really is, but I think it is a lot tougher >>> than many people think. >>> >>> >>> Take care, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
