Good riddance! lol
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Good riddance! lol
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Sad truth, they probably paid more for the phone than the gun!
I've heard that if you are close enough (about 10 cm from it) to the .50 cal bullet when it passes you, the displacement of the air alone is enough to either rip your arm off or cause severe skin tearing.
Any truth to this?
think mythbusters proved it wrong?
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think mythbusters proved it wrong?
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yeah good old Mythbusters
would you really wanna be that close to a .50 cal bullet? lol
Coooool!
So a Blender, .50 calibur bullet, and a left hand. Will stop the iphone.
Not so perfect now huh?
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How can he afford to do that?
HEY! We should use that to try and fix the Signal problem!?
Is this stuff even funny anymore ?
Or is it just another idiot thinking he is clever by by wasting a two week's pay by destroying an expensive piece of electronics on you tube ?
I am very disappointed.
Just a hole in the iphone. That is it?
Is the 50 cal bullet a joke or the Iphone built to not shatter in pieces?
chikoo said:
I am very disappointed.
Just a hole in the iphone. That is it?
Is the 50 cal bullet a joke or the Iphone built to not shatter in pieces?
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The marksman was a poor shot. I also think the frame around the phone is preventing the glass from shattering into a million pieces.
PoisonWolf said:
The marksman was a poor shot. I also think the frame around the phone is preventing the glass from shattering into a million pieces.
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A marksman would have hit it right. He just knew how to pull a trigger. And for never really holding an iphone but seeing the way it cracks seems that it is a tempered and laminated glass with a coating. Has there been anyone that butchered their thumb on a broken iphone screen?
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Had one of these made for my HD2, its very nice. They are now available for the Streak! Here is an example.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/E2-Custom-Mad..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item563db6019b
I am considering that case and also thinking about using the shield, but we shouldn't need anything for the screen? It's Gorilla Glass! Anyone try pounding on it with their pen? HAHA .. Besides 5" screen that was one of their main selling points?
I had a leather case for my iphone and once I decided I was keeping it, not going to eBay it, I sometimes let it just drop naked into my purse in one of the zipper compartments. With the Streak it should be able to take a beating, but it is too new to keep out of a case .. I feel obligated to wrap it in something ... Mink maybe !!
Gorilla glass isnt unscratchable, its just harder to scratch. A rough edged metal thing will scratch it if pressure is applied to it. Its toughened though so shouldn't shatter.
I wont be using a screen protector, but i will get a case. Rumour has it that the iPhone 4 has a form of Gorilla glass on the front (of course not real gorilla glass apple wont pay for it, they steal the patent instead), and regular glass on the back. The back certainly breaks first when dropped.
rovex said:
but i will get a case.
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Are you going to get the case from the link in the first post? The Streak is going to be a bit difficult to pocket with that case on don't you think? Unless it goes in a brief case or suit, two things which are rarely on me. Anyway, if you get the case could you please do a write up on it? I haven't gotten my Streak yet but am going to baby the thing as long as I can. I really do not want a scratch.
rovex said:
apple wont pay for it, they steal the patent instead
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Wow, what a tool of a company. I heard they are currently sueing HTC on numerous so called 'stolen patenet' like finger swipe to unlock ect.
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I dont know exactly what case ill get yet, im wait for a few more to appear.
Yes Apple are Suing HTC, and being sued back, but when Apple sues its usually on lame concepts rather than material objects. Apple are being sued now by Nokia, Kodak, HTC, Élan microcomputer systems, Cisco.. the list goes on..
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Wow, what a tool of a company. I heard they are currently sueing HTC on numerous so called 'stolen patenet' like finger swipe to unlock ect.
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and HTC are counter sueing Apple for stealing contacts management and some other stuff
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and HTC are counter sueing Apple for stealing contacts management and some other stuff
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Yes, thats purely a defensive action. Apple are the aggressors, but they are going down..
I have it. Its kinda bad, and good at the same time. When I washed up in the morning, I must vacuum our it bothers me.
When I am in the car, if there is too many drinks/bottles, I have to throw them away.
When I am at my desk, everything has to be straight and minimal stuff on it. Maybe like a water bottle and a cable, but that's pushing it.
Even my desktop (computer) is clean all I have on my desktop is the recycle bin and whatever projects I am working on.
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I just did the hoovering and cleaned up a bit Haha
hell no.
My room is the messiest place in England.
JimJam707 said:
hell no.
My room is the messiest place in England.
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No mine is!
JimJam707 said:
hell no.
My room is the messiest place in England.
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No mine is!
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You two have obviously never been in the Queen's bedroom then hehe
MacaronyMax said:
You two have obviously never been in the Queen's bedroom then hehe
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I have no idea if that meant to sound dodgy, but it did
I have ocd, but I'm also lazy so it balances out
I do have it, but my wife and kids doesn't so that's the balance.
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I have no idea if that meant to sound dodgy, but it did
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Hehe Yeah it was
I guess the stereotypes about Mods are that they are lazy. ;D Just got done organizing some stuff.
I have a habit of polishing the glass screen on my hero with a microfibre cloth a lot... does that count? It does still look nice despite being almost a year old...
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I have a habit of polishing the glass screen on my hero with a microfibre cloth a lot... does that count? It does still look nice despite being almost a year old...
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Same Here I dont even use a screen protector I just treat it well
I've always had a minimal OCD attitude, but ARMY Basic Training sure as hell fixed that.. due to everything having to be 10,000% organized...
Now, when it comes to home, I usually only go OCD on the rooms I access the most (except for my desk area)... Living Room, Kitchen, Office, and my Bedroom.
BUT :: When it comes to my phone(s)... I'm very OCD... possibly too much. I buy new screen protectors for each device atleast twice a month, I despise smudges, so I RARELY actually touch my screen with my fingers. And even when I'm holding my main phone, I always have a cleaning cloth between my palm and the phone. It's actually quite sad.
I am also OCD with my my phone too. Every time I see a smudge on it, I wipe it, right away. I also own about 10+ microfiber clothes for my computer, phone, and iPad.
Once I get done eating, I don't touch my phone, I must clean my hands before I even take it out my pocket.
Whenever my friends ask to see my phone, I ask if there hands are greasy/dirty. I rarely give it to them because of fear they might break it.
When I had my iPhone, I had 4 cases because none of them were good enough to protect.
I am also going to order a tough case from Case-Mate, since my barely there isn't protecting much.
I ordered some Realooks when I first got my phone, since I didn't want to scratch them phone.
That's my story of OCDness. yay
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I have a habit of polishing the glass screen on my hero with a microfibre cloth a lot... does that count? It does still look nice despite being almost a year old...
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+1
Captainkrtek said:
Same Here I dont even use a screen protector I just treat it well
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SamVib said:
I am also OCD with my my phone too. Every time I see a smudge on it, I wipe it, right away. I also own about 10+ microfiber clothes for my computer, phone, and iPad.
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+1 Pretty much exactly the same but i only have 2 microfibre clothes lol
There's no need for a screen protector on most of the new hTC's with glass screens (hero etc). So I just polish the fingerprints off with my m'fibre cloth
There was an awesome youtube video of a guy attacking his hero with a stanley knife... No damage even after attacking it with the knife, a bunch of keys, an some coins
enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAExzHJIHHE
Wow, I cringed when he used the box cutter. I was sure it would leave a few scratches. Thats awesome. Im still getting protectors for the front and back though lol
Yea you're right to be careful, my S3 was supposedly scratch resistant, scratch tested with box cutters etc yet still got a huge load of scratches on the screen. Apparently sand/dust in your pockets is the cause (has to be, never dropped it or anything)
I don't know why these videos exist, they test objects that everyone knows will not scratch the screen,
Metal is softer than normal glass, let along toughened mobile phone glass.
Most people do not realize that. My mother for instance puts paper towels on her counter beneath wood cutting plates so the wood doesn't scratch the stone. lol
Plus, there are people here that are complaining about getting magical scratches and breakage.. It would be good for them to watch...
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Rusty! said:
I don't know why these videos exist, they test objects that everyone knows will not scratch the screen,
Metal is softer than normal glass, let along toughened mobile phone glass.
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True ... bus has we have soooo many people in here complaining that the phone scratches by himself ... without any object at all ... this test seems fair to me.
The conclusion is ... please fill your pockets with keys, coins and the nexus4 ... it will be safer than to walk with the phone alone in the pocket ...
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True ... bus has we have soooo many people in here complaining that the phone scratches by himself ... without any object at all ... this test seems fair to me.
The conclusion is ... please fill your pockets with keys, coins and the nexus4 ... it will be safer than to walk with the phone alone in the pocket ...
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Isn't it a little contradictory? These videos can't scratch either the back or the screen. But here, people are having scratches out of nowhere. This confuses a potential buyer (like me).
What should I do? Should I buy one?
They're not getting 'scratches out of nowhere' they just don't know how they did it.
Little tiny bits of grit will scratch any bit of glass.
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Isn't it a little contradictory? These videos can't scratch either the back or the screen. But here, people are having scratches out of nowhere. This confuses a potential buyer (like me).
What should I do? Should I buy one?
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Dust particles or sand make the most scratches from what I can tell. I think you should buy it, I will when I have the chance.
But I'll also get a satchel or something I can keep it in.
Yea people complaining about dust scratching their phone have a defective phone or just really bad luck somehow
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Yea people complaining about dust scratching their phone have a defective phone or just really bad luck somehow
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what? No its the opposite dude, dust can contain sand... sand is hard enough to scratch class.
metal is too soft, keys are too soft, they'll never scratch gorilla glass
Cool. Drop test?
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you can find it on youtube
Inviato dal mio LG-P920
I frequently carry loose diamonds/rubies/emeralds in my pockets
I want a sandblast test.
its scarachable alright..
i was at a casino i had couple chips in my pocket.. that night i was a lil buzzed but i do remember everything.. my N4 got a scratch on the back from the chip.. the reason i know its from the chip was because the color was kinda embeded into the back cover.. not embeded literally but u get the meaning..
Androd - A true story. said:
i was at a casino i had couple chips in my pocket.. that night i was a lil buzzed but i do remember everything.. my N4 got a scratch on the back from the chip.. the reason i know its from the chip was because the color was kinda embeded into the back cover.. not embeded literally but u get the meaning..
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So how much did you lose man?
666fff said:
So how much did you lose man?
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LOL.
On topic, this is actually confusing for a buyer lol, "random" scratches just seem unlikely to affect the phone..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlgG33n71m0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
For anyone who is interested the link above is a drop test. Not English. German or Austrian I think.
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nic85 said:
enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAExzHJIHHE
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Stopped at 0:10 when the camera is CONSTANTLY out of focus.
is the xperia z really this easy to bend?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNF14T5o-8E
That's because of the type of glass used for the case.
It needs to be flexible so it doesn't shatter easily.
I think it's actually pretty cool.
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is the xperia z really this easy to bend?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNF14T5o-8E
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easy?!? would love to see this amount of pressure applied to an s3...
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easy?!? would love to see this amount of pressure applied to an s3...
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as long as it doesn't stay bent like the iphone 5, i guess it is pretty good.
WOw! That's pretty cool but scary. hahaha. It's scary thinking that it would break
impressive
I call optical illusion lol glass doesnt bend like that.
If it is infact legit, then I want this phone even more.
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I call optical illusion lol glass doesnt bend like that.
If it is infact legit, then I want this phone even more.
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http://www.youtube.com/embed/WpbOoQ...ds/xiaomi-mi2-protective-glass.19209/&html5=1
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But what of the reports of GG backing?
As I said if it is legit then it is great.
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But what of the reports of GG backing?
As I said if it is legit then it is great.
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I don't know maybe someone with a XZ can test it
what a bend!
but will it affect the chips inside the phone or weaken the phone structure?
seems like just a little force is needed to bend it, most people put their phone in the pant's pocket, its gonna bend easily whenever we move since the phone is quite huge
Hmm if it is really that flexible, than you are pretty safe when you drop the phone, it wil just spread the shock over the whole chasis.
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what a bend!
but will it affect the chips inside the phone or weaken the phone structure?
seems like just a little force is needed to bend it, most people put their phone in the pant's pocket, its gonna bend easily whenever we move since the phone is quite huge
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got mine today, and at least i would need a lot of pressure to bend it. don't wanna try it out, though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jyKfbHwl2A
Shock test by Sony rep who claims it uses Dragontrail Glass.
EDIT: Not worth watching actually, it's a pretty lame 'shock test'. Highlight being the rep saying that the screen will "remain calm" when banged about.
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I call optical illusion lol glass doesnt bend like that.
If it is infact legit, then I want this phone even more.
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I was just about to post this, to me it looks like an optical illusion, too.
i have my xperia Z here and it really bends similar to the video. But i don't see it as a negative point, because it is really shatterproof because of that.
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easy?!? would love to see this amount of pressure applied to an s3...
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If you do, then you would be having a Samung galaxy "arc" i guess !!
i think this might be a good point cause imagine putting a phone this big on your back pocket and you sit on it..its gona help if its going to bend a little..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-jyKfbHwl2A
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Is already posted on few posts up, but still cool
Hi All,
Has anyone been able to track down somewhere that is selling a replacement back for the Mix? Mine is scratched quite heavily (likely from using a fairly tight sleeve) and I would really like to replace it....Or for any poor soul out there who has damaged their Mix and would like to sell the back. The irony is the sides of the phone are pristine and not a scratch, not so much on the back.
Thanks in advance
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Hi All,
Has anyone been able to track down somewhere that is selling a replacement back for the Mix? Mine is scratched quite heavily (likely from using a fairly tight sleeve) and I would really like to replace it....Or for any poor soul out there who has damaged their Mix and would like to sell the back. The irony is the sides of the phone are pristine and not a scratch, not so much on the back.
Thanks in advance
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And here's me thinking it was virtually impossible to scratch.
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And here's me thinking it was virtually impossible to scratch.
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You are wrong.It is made in China.Enough said.Looks good but who cares about quailty.It is NOT CERAMIC but made to looks like it.
I had it and my suggestion is save money for Galaxy S8+ or something more valuable.
I had to take the pictures with my Galaxy tablet so not the best quality but you get the picture. This is with normal day to day use as well, nothing extreme. I even had the Best Buy film on the back for a few months but got tired of the sharp edges from the film every time i unlocked with the finger print sensor. I am wondering if the chemicals from the glue combined with peeling of the film stripped some of the finish somehow as this is supposed to be so scratch resistant. Maybe just one with a faulty finish.
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I had to take the pictures with my Galaxy tablet so not the best quality but you get the picture. This is with normal day to day use as well, nothing extreme. I even had the Best Buy film on the back for a few months but got tired of the sharp edges from the film every time i unlocked with the finger print sensor. I am wondering if the chemicals from the glue combined with peeling of the film stripped some of the finish somehow as this is supposed to be so scratch resistant. Maybe just one with a faulty finish.
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So the YouTube video is fake or is it your phone, it's been tested against scratches with a hardness of 7, second to none, don't get it. Not one other person complaining I dropped mine when it slipped off a table on it's own while i was in another room,, expecting the worse but not even a mark.
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So the YouTube video is fake or is it your phone, it's been tested against scratches with a hardness of 7, second to none, don't get it. Not one other person complaining I dropped mine when it slipped off a table on it's own while i was in another room,, expecting the worse but not even a mark.
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Sorry, I am not sure what your point is. I am certainly not making it up as per the pictures. I was only asking if anyone had seen the replacement backs anywhere. I absolutely love his phone but have been disappointed how much is has scratched on the back, not questioning the online videos etc.
By the way, what was the purpose of your post? If you have nothing to contribute to solving the question at hand why say anything?
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Sorry, I am not sure what your point is. I am certainly not making it up as per the pictures. I was only asking if anyone had seen the replacement backs anywhere. I absolutely love his phone but have been disappointed how much is has scratched on the back, not questioning the online videos etc.
By the way, what was the purpose of your post? If you have nothing to contribute to solving the question at hand why say anything?
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Suppose my point was because of shortage of the ceramic maybe they sent some out with different materials.
Mine is just fine after a while of use, both in and out of a protective case, side note mine also doesn't have the "cottage" cheese looking blemishes yours seems to have in the pictures. Its possible to have received a "repaired" one instead of a legit one ... especially if it came from a reseller. There are mentions of this on the xiaomi reddit and other places. its extremely scratch resistant, as much so as any Samsung or other device out there that I have dealt with [and I do service work on phones so I have seen plenty of damaged devices - HUGE number of sub standard Samsung's btw - for the value guy ]
Good luck on finding a part supplier, you MAY find one on Aliexpress ... but there more than likely not going to be genuine parts. Vopmart.com
Thanks to everyone for their feedback. I hope I didnt get a refurb etc, that would suck.
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Thanks to everyone for their feedback. I hope I didnt get a refurb etc, that would suck.
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Had a look about couldn't see any anywhere, don't know what the solution is, hope you come up with something.
Nicolfa said:
Mine is just fine after a while of use, both in and out of a protective case, side note mine also doesn't have the "cottage" cheese looking blemishes yours seems to have in the pictures.
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I think that is a reflection of the popcorn finish from the roof in my bedroom
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I think that is a reflection of the popcorn finish from the roof in my bedroom
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Could you not sell your house buy another and take fresh picture to rule that out
I'm on it! ?
Lol is possible . I also hope you didn't get a refurbished one.
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Suppose my point was because of shortage of the ceramic maybe they sent some out with different materials.
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It's not the point of this discussion but I also have tiny scratches beside the lenses and fingerprint...
It's not unscratchable...
Nothing is unscratchable :_)