Nope, not me. I was just pointing out that there are people out there who are stupid enough to do the kinds of things you suggest. As for the IPhone case, I actually have known people who have deliberately thrown it as hard as they could onto concrete, and done other things to see if it would survive. I doubt this is common, though. At least I would hope not.
On 9/5/14, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, I'm glad that such protective gear exists. It exists for a > reason. Use it as directed and you probably won't have a problem. I would > > not stick my hand into a 500 degree oven when wearing mitts that claim that > > they will protect your hand up to 500 degrees merely to see if their claim > is valid. Doing so is just! plain! stupid!! But knowing that I can do so > gives a bit of assurance, and I won't fear doing so. If you were to wear a > > glove that claimed that it can protect you from a 100,000 volt charge of > electricity, would you honestly, purposely, grab onto a wire carrying > 100,000 volts just to see if their claim is correct?? If you do so, you > just might get what you were stupid enough to ask for. But as for cell > phone cases, the better the protection, the better. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, > > you! really! are! finished! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Desiree Oudinot" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 12:54 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] making things last > > >> It doesn't help that things like the Lifeproof case for the IPhone >> exist, either. That just encourages people to see how much abuse their >> phones can take, just to see if the case actually lives up to its >> name. I think the testing involved having phones being run over by >> cars. >> I wouldn't be surprised if similar gear now exists for laptops and >> other electronics. >> >> On 9/4/14, john <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'd like to testify to the fact that babying your hardware will not >>> necessarily make it last longer. As with any piece of computer >>> technology, >>> do a little research and you'll see plenty of stories from people who >>> have >>> had gear break almost instantly, >>> and just as many stories of people whose same equipment has lasted >>> decades >>> under heavy abuse. Just because you baby your gear doesn't mean it won't >>> >>> up >>> and fail on you some random day; in fact, if you abuse your gear a bit >>> (like >>> major data centers do >>> with their hard drives) you'll find out early if you've got a solid piece >>> >>> of >>> hardware or not. I'm not saying you should throw your laptop off a >>> building, >>> but at least if you end up crashing into something with it and >>> everything >>> fails, you'll find out >>> quickly that you got a lemon. >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Desiree >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > -- Desiree --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
