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		jarek on Sept 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone... Why is tile more likely to break a screen than concrete, out of curiosity? I'll admit I only ever dropped a watch onto tile and it did break the internals.

lilyball on Sept 13, 2012 [–]

Ceramic is extremely hard (albeit brittle). Much more so than concrete (or wood flooring, or other common floor surfaces).

rdtsc on Sept 13, 2012 | [–]

Fun fact ceramic used in spark plugs for ex. is so hard, a small piece of it thrown against a car window will destroy that window.

Mythbusters clip: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a5d_1257946254

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