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For all of you naysayers, I could see where this could happen.
From Corning's Gorilla Glass website:
"What makes Gorilla Glass so damage resistant?
The unique composition of Gorilla Glass allows for a deep layer of high compressive stress (created through an ion-exchange process). This compression acts as a sort of “armor,” making the glass exceptionally tough and damage resistant."
This means that the glass is constantly under stress. A small manufacturing imperfection could potentially lead to catastrophic failure, much like a tempered safety glass window in a car appears to "explode" when hit with a window punch tool.
From Corning's Gorilla Glass website:
"What makes Gorilla Glass so damage resistant?
The unique composition of Gorilla Glass allows for a deep layer of high compressive stress (created through an ion-exchange process). This compression acts as a sort of “armor,” making the glass exceptionally tough and damage resistant."
This means that the glass is constantly under stress. A small manufacturing imperfection could potentially lead to catastrophic failure, much like a tempered safety glass window in a car appears to "explode" when hit with a window punch tool.
I smell a rat. If he was hurt that seriously, why did he stop to get his girlfriend to take a bunch of pictures? He probably stopped by to see Jim Adler, the TOUGH, SMART LAWYER, aka "The Texas Hammer" (his words, not mine)
on the way to be interviewed by the reporter. More likely that he was talking to his other girlfriend on the phone and GF#1 hit him with a 2x4. dancedroid
on the way to be interviewed by the reporter. More likely that he was talking to his other girlfriend on the phone and GF#1 hit him with a 2x4. dancedroidBut Motorola used the same glass for the d1 and we know the d1 had issues. Out of all the d1s, d2s, rd-D2, and d2G only 1 device "exploded". Wow that dude must have had some horrible luck that day. Plus why did he go to the school first and not the hospital....The story is not adding up at all.
OneTenderRebel
Silver Member
The logic is sound there, but you would have to figure if the glass was under that much stress, it would explode anytime you dropped your phone.
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What I don't get, is if the speaker area exploded, why does it appear that the glass is still in tact? I mean, yes, its clearly shattered, but it doesn't look like anything blew outwards. Did the speaker itself blow up? or was it the glass? I guess it's kind of hard to tell from the images and video.
I think I'm going to change my original statement. I call B.S on this!
I think I'm going to change my original statement. I call B.S on this!
Nope, the types of stress a drop would cause wouldn't do it unless the manufacturing imperfection was already there. You have to think of it almost like a tiny bubble embedded in the glass. We're talking microscopic. Tempered glass products pretty much rely on perfection to stay intact.
ABC News just reported that the handset attacked the man it wasn't an explosion. Criminal charges are pending.
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It was the glass. I'm still going to stand by my theory on what happened, because it is scientifically sound. To call it an "exploding cell phone", however, is a total misnomer. It's simply a broken screen. Nothing actually exploded.
OneTenderRebel
Silver Member
Ouch! Looks like he wanted to make some money and is going to end up with much less. You would think a lawsuit from Motorola isn't far behind if this does prove to be a hoax.
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time will tell what really happened..... but i am sure they do tests to check for those imperfections.
They are too broke to win a lawsuit...they may be looking to "settle" for a small amount...say "2 million dollars".
He probably went to the school to have his wife take pictures, he (being a man) probably wasn't even planning on going to the hospital. His wife probably made him go.
As for why this isn't a more common occurance? Because generally speaking, Corning's QC is quite good. You're right, the dude DID have horrible luck. But just because the chances of something happening are low, doesn't mean it won't happen. It's the rareness of the whole occurance that actually makes it newsworthy. The problem is, the media sensationalizes things - nothing here actually exploded, a piece of glass simply broke. Nothing more.
