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Has anyone tried to scratch their screen to prove a point?

nickspohn

nickspohn

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I've done it before, but today i did it in a group of people. The conversation went like:

"I need a new phone what do you think i should get?"
"Hey you should get an iPhone"
Random Person: "iPhones suck my phone (which is a stupid htc touch with a keyboard) is better!"
Person looking for a new phone: "ill scratch the screen so easy" (she's a girl..)
Me: "the screen doesnt scratch at all its glass"
Other person: "That's bs prove it"

So, i pulled out my iPhone. I also pulled out my keys. I started rubbing the key on my iPhone. Then i let other people do it do. And guess what happened....

NO SCRATCHES! Geez, and people didn't know that glass doesn't scratch...


/End random story :D
 
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wildcardd

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nickspohn said:
I've done it before, but today i did it in a group of people. The conversation went like:

"I need a new phone what do you think i should get?"
"Hey you should get an iPhone"
Random Person: "iPhones suck my phone (which is a stupid htc touch with a keyboard) is better!"
Person looking for a new phone: "ill scratch the screen so easy" (she's a girl..)
Me: "the screen doesnt scratch at all its glass"
Other person: "That's bs prove it"

So, i pulled out my iPhone. I also pulled out my keys. I started rubbing the key on my iPhone. Then i let other people do it do. And guess what happened....

NO SCRATCHES! Geez, and people didn't know that glass doesn't scratch...


/End random story :D
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Actually glass does scratch..see mohs hardness table.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness

Just depends on what you use to scratch it with.

I have a geology minor :cool:
 
Mikey B

Mikey B

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Mine fell on the floor on the second day and it got scratched. Only about a foot and a half drop. But I wasn't trying to prove a point. These screens definitely scratch.
 
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MM07

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Feb 10, 2008
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Nice story. I would be nervous watching people scratching my phone.

After I got my phone last July I was worried about scratching as well.

I went to an AT&T store to look for the screen protectors. A guy who worked there went and got his keys and did the same thing.

No screen saver for me. :)
 
Julien

Julien

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Jun 30, 2007
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nickspohn said:
I've done it before, but today i did it in a group of people. The conversation went like:

"I need a new phone what do you think i should get?"
"Hey you should get an iPhone"
Random Person: "iPhones suck my phone (which is a stupid htc touch with a keyboard) is better!"
Person looking for a new phone: "ill scratch the screen so easy" (she's a girl..)
Me: "the screen doesnt scratch at all its glass"
Other person: "That's bs prove it"

So, i pulled out my iPhone. I also pulled out my keys. I started rubbing the key on my iPhone. Then i let other people do it do. And guess what happened....

NO SCRATCHES! Geez, and people didn't know that glass doesn't scratch...


/End random story :D
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You DID scratch it. You just may not be able to see the scratches. Put under a bright light and uses a magnifying glass and you will clearly see where you rubbed the key. Even a diamond's surface can be scratched.
 
nickspohn

nickspohn

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Yeah but the point is...there is no huge scratch visible, unlike what you would do to a plastic screen. I know my friends, i trust them. And i'd kick their ass if they did anything else to my phone ;)
 
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JBaker122586

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Jun 21, 2007
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Julien said:
You DID scratch it. You just may not be able to see the scratches. Put under a bright light and uses a magnifying glass and you will clearly see where you rubbed the key. Even a diamond's surface can be scratched.
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Just because it's possible to be scratched doesnt mean he DID scratch it. There are some things that just physically cannot scratch other things.
 
wordy

wordy

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Feb 26, 2008
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JBaker122586 said:
Just because it's possible to be scratched doesnt mean he DID scratch it. There are some things that just physically cannot scratch other things.
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It is scratched, make no mistake.

If a scratch happens on an iPhone, and you don't have the magnifying capability to see it does it... well, ok, the analogy doesn't fully work. :D
 
Julien

Julien

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Jun 30, 2007
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JBaker122586 said:
Just because it's possible to be scratched doesnt mean he DID scratch it. There are some things that just physically cannot scratch other things.
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Keys are nickel plated and nickel has a Mohs scale hardness of 4. Top quality glass can be slightly harder at 5 to 6 but this is more than close enough to easily scratch it. For instance a diamond (Mohs 10) can be scratched by glass (Mohs 5).
 
benmrii

benmrii

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Nov 14, 2007
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What is the Mohs scale hardness of fingernails, jeans and buttcheeks? I'm concerned...

... but seriously, you've got more trust in your friends than I have in mine, bud. Glad it played out for you alright in the end.
 
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t22design

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Nov 10, 2007
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iPhone screens can scratch.

Mine did.

It made me a little sad. :(

I went and bought a screen protector. (Gate. Horse. Bolted.)
 
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