>> There's a guy here who had one of those auto-glass repair places buff
>> a bad scrape off his 21" Nokia. Yes, the tube, not the bezel.
>> Personally, I think the person who did the work is certifiably (a)
>> stupid (b) suicidal - take your pick. But they did a great job.
>
>If the damage wasn't very deep, I'd not be too worried about it. The
>thickest part of a glass tube is the face, which could be anywhere from
>1/4" to 1" thick.
I don't know what kind of buffing equipment the guy used, but if it is
like the stuff I have seen used to take scratches out of our fire
trucks... I wouldn't be too worried about buffing a tube.
The last one I TRIED to break, took a good dozen swings with the frame of
a heavy rolling chair before it cracked... and even then, it just
cracked. It took a few more hits before it actually gave out and
collapsed.
Next time I will whack one with a sledge hammer and see how many hits it
takes to get to the center.
(I am still a little leary to toss a monitor off the top of my office
building... I'm afraid I'll damage the asphalt... the landlord would kick
my ass if I did that. But it is only 2 stories so I am thinking about
it... I don't think a 14" monitor could build up enough energy to damage
the parking lot on a 30 foot drop... I just haven't gotten the guts up to
try it and find out)
-chris
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