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The LCD Panel vs. The Crossbow

Posted by timothy on from the cheaper-than-a-kevlar-vest dept.

Ev!LOnE was one of several readers to point out an interesting LCD stress test: "ASUS recently came out with Asus LS201 — a TFT monitor with a protective panel made of crystal-sapphire. What I didn't imagine was the amount of punishment that thing can take. Apparently some Ukrainians shared the same concern and went for a test." Translation not necessary, but some clues about the narration would be appreciated in comments.

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  1. I am in AWE by retiredtwice · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While that left me agape, I keep having visions of police with these things strapped on the front and back flashing subliminal messages and doubling as bulletproof vests.

    I do wonder how they do against a bullet (slow bullet like an ordinary 38), maybe you need to double them ...

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    1. Re:I am in AWE by kypper · · Score: 4, Interesting

      It would be cooler to have mini video cameras on the back of the cop routed to the chest monitor so that it looked like you were looking right through him. In dark lighting that could be really interesting.

  2. Not too surprising by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    During the Vietnam war some US helicopters were using synthetic sapphire crystals for bullet-proof windows.

    It's nice they have gotten the process cheap enough for LCD screens. Definitely won't scratch when you clean it with ordinary cleaners.

  3. Mason Williams's Classical Gas by mosel-saar-ruwer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    can claim prior art

    The Ukrainians' background music was Mason Williams's Classical Gas:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/clipserve/B000000ED3001001/0/

    I wonder if they have to pay these things called "royalties" in the Ukraine?

  4. Why doesn't the iPhone have this? by Animats · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That kind of toughness makes real sense in expensive mobile devices. I was surprised that the iPhone didn't come with a sapphire or diamond screen.

    This isn't exotic technology today. The typical supermarket checkout scanner uses sapphire or diamond coating on the glass. That's why it can survive years of canned goods (and, for Home Depot, hand tools) being scraped across the scanner. In the checkout scanner world, plain glass lasts 2-4 weeks. For diamond, the makers claim 9 years. The sapphire vendor offers a lifetime warranty.

  5. Re:Crossbow Strength by Bandman · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think that you are, somehow, missing the point.

    I don't give a damn how strong the crossbow is. He shot it at the monitor and it bounced off

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