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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by msrenee on Saturday May 21, 2022 @12:21PM (#31459216)
Do o-rings have a dramatically high failure rate that I don't know about? It can dry rot or otherwise break down, but as a seal on the back of a phone, I've found them 100% reliable.
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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by tallanvor on Saturday May 21, 2022 @12:39PM (#31459370)
I assume they're referring to the Challenger explosion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disas...), although it's a pretty poor comparison.
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