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kalleboo on Sept 24, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: iPhone 6 Plus bending in pockets

So the conclusion is: buy a slab of plastic instead, it'll hold up better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0

nicholassmith on Sept 24, 2014 [–]

Plastic can also suffer similar effects, enough pressure and it'll crack or start showing the bend point but it'll return to shape more than metal.

nicholassmith on Sept 24, 2014 | [–]

I'm a little puzzled why this has been down voted. Plastic does suffer similar effects under pressure, it's very easy to demonstrate that as well.

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