Posted by Coramoor
This rumor is fairly unimportant.. But I have this obsession to rid the world of ignorance and I cannot let a thing like this slip...
The pins on the keypad that touch the screen are not made of metal.
I know this because I made a mark in one of them with my finger nail.
This would be impossible if the pins were made of metal.
This ofcoure does not change the fact that they are hard enough to break the display so be carefull....
Posted by Eleventy7
it's not impossible to mark metal with ur fingernail if it's lead!
but i'd say it's a pretty safe bet that they're not made of metal
Posted by JonStatt
But..they WILL cause damage to the screen overtime if a piece of dust comes inbetween the button and the screen. Its already happened under 2 of my buttons.
Posted by gadgetboytom
use screen protectors
another way to see they arent metal is to shine light through the other side of the keypad and look at the reverse!!
light cant pass through metal!!
Posted by H3inZ
I suggest you might burn the keyboard, and see if the pins melt.
If they do, probably not metal
;D
Posted by jomni1
use a magnet. just hope it doesnt mess up ur fon's internal parts.
Posted by grimbo
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light cant pass through metal!! |
Technically, isn't glass a metal?
Posted by Sony Ericsson Indonesia
Glass Isnt Metal You Iddiot
Posted by Anuj
Posted by Coramoor
What is glass?
Is it just glass or is it part of some group like iron is metal and water is liquid?
Naturally it isn't metal as it has very few of the attributes needed to be called metal.
Posted by Sony Ericsson Indonesia
Hmm..
Since "glass is metal" Lets make glass cars shall we yea more disasters on the road Whoo!!
Posted by H3inZ
Well... Glass is...
Any of a large class of materials with highly variable mechanical and optical properties that solidify from the molten state without crystallization, are typically made by silicates fusing with boric oxide, aluminum oxide, or phosphorus pentoxide, are generally hard, brittle, and transparent or translucent, and are considered to be supercooled liquids rather than true solids.
Good enough ?
[ This Message was edited by: H3inZ on 2003-03-06 14:53 ]
Posted by Evilsummer
[ This Message was edited by: Evilsummer on 2003-03-06 15:47 ]
Posted by Coramoor
ok......
I'll take your word for it...
Posted by Black Cat
glass is tecnically a liquid and will drip about once every thousand years.
Posted by FishBulb
yep, and if you look at really old windows (like in a church or similar) you'll see that they're much thicker at the base than at the top, this is because gravity has caused it to 'droop'