Anyone fancy trying this at home?

[El Presidente]

Crazy Russians use HTC One X as a hammer

Wow.

 

[gbiggie]

Have gorilla glass here also(Esteem)-ahh no LOL
That's amazing!

 

[LatinP]

That doesn't surprise me one bit especially after hearing about this a few years ago:

Russian Man Hammers Nail Into Head After

 

[Dave L]

Well just helped me in my screen protector or not debate

 

[El Presidente]

Believe it or not, Sand will still scratch it.

 

[benitorios]

Believe it or not, Sand will still scratch it.

Indeed. And here's why:

Mohs scale of mineral hardness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Some particles of quartz and other hard minerals in the sand would still be able to scratch the screen, hardened glass or not (glass is 6 on the scale). Iron and steel are lower on the scale, so they are "softer" than glass, hence why the nails don't do any damage.

Even "dust" can damage the screen: dust is a collection of tiny particles of a bit of everything, and that may include small fragments of hard minerals too...

Wonder if the Russians can try hitting a diamond with the phone ?

 

[Casanunda]

I wouldn't try that - this guy did...

...and it didn't go well...

 

[shengfu10]

Haha i saw this at news today in Taiwan it was cool

 

[today]

I think I will stick with using nail guns or a hammer.