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Apple has been using sapphire on its iPhone camera lenses for a few years now since the launch of the iPhone 5S, but it might not be as scratch resistant as you'd expect. A new video raises questions over Apple's use of sapphire in its iPhone camera lens, and includes scratch tests to rate its durability. While Apple claims it uses sapphire crystal in its iPhone lens, tests by YouTuber JerryRigEverything show that Apple could be using a more cost effective sapphire laminate on top of regular glass. JerryRigEverything tested Apple's iPhone lens with an XRF machine and electron microscope,...

Why kill a cat over scratches on car? ONE of the common conflicts between humans and cats in an increasingly dense urban setting arises from our increasing attachment to material things. The more expensive the item, the stronger the attachment. The stronger the attachment, the more intense is emotional suffering from losing them. A highly educated woman, who recently acquired a brand new car that cost "40 grand" was so worried about possible scratches from the few cats in the carpark that she complained to the Cat Welfare Society and the town council for the removal of the cats. As...

Jets' tiny scratches get national attentionBoeing and the FAA are studying whether the marks are a sign of a major problem.By Leslie Miller Associated Press Posted on Thu, Oct. 28, 2004 WASHINGTON Boeing Co., working with federal safety officials, is investigating tiny scratches on some older-model planes to see whether the marks are evidence of a potentially dangerous problem with the jets' outer shells. The scratches, or scribe marks, occur when a plane is prepared for repainting, Boeing spokesman Jim Proulx said. Workers scrape off a sealant used on the joints that hold together sections of the aircraft's aluminum skin,...

Jeb Bush thought he had the Florida voting booths licked. Idiot proof. Nitwit proof. Lunatic proof. He has yet to comprehend the depths of their black hole brains, the Last Fronteer, a place no sane person has gone before. If Captain Kirk tried to explore that endless void, he would cry, Scottie! Beam me up!Here is what I suggest to Jeb Bush: The people running the voting booths in various parts of Flori-duh need to be led by the hand like children. "This is the enter button. It is spelled, E,N,T,E,R. You take your finger, yes, that's a finger, and...

TALE OF TWO LAWYERS...... DEFEATED and DECIETFUL