when one inevitably fractures from the force of the blows
Define inevitably. I don’t think I could throw a controller hard enough to damage a CRT or a rear projector. These suggest designs for protective covers (for the former, put the TV behind thick curved glass; for the latter put it behind a durable plastic sheet held in a rigid frame.
I am surprised to hear that a CRT is considered that durable. I can bend deadbolts and I’ve had friends take a metal door off it’s frame, so I was raised on an odd sense of what “normal” strength is.
Large CRTs are made of very thick curved glass. I once did hit one hard enough to chip it, which left a hole several millimeters deep and did not appear to affect the structural integrity of the tube. But I don’t know about “that durable”—if you dropped one from a sufficient height it would surely break—but it’s more a question of how much force you (or I) can throw a controller with.
My previous basis for it was my electronics teacher talking about a friend taking one in to a shop, dropping it, and having it shatter. This would have been a height of 4-5 feet, since it was held in arms Maybe modern CRTs are thicker / more durable? Given my electronics teacher, it’s also entirely possible he just enjoyed dramatic stories...
Well, don’t forget that it will hit the ground with a force proportional to its weight. You probably wouldn’t want him to have dropped it on your head—it would be a rather more unpleasant experience than having a controller thrown at your head.
Define inevitably. I don’t think I could throw a controller hard enough to damage a CRT or a rear projector. These suggest designs for protective covers (for the former, put the TV behind thick curved glass; for the latter put it behind a durable plastic sheet held in a rigid frame.
That was playful exaggeration, sorry ^.^;
I am surprised to hear that a CRT is considered that durable. I can bend deadbolts and I’ve had friends take a metal door off it’s frame, so I was raised on an odd sense of what “normal” strength is.
Large CRTs are made of very thick curved glass. I once did hit one hard enough to chip it, which left a hole several millimeters deep and did not appear to affect the structural integrity of the tube. But I don’t know about “that durable”—if you dropped one from a sufficient height it would surely break—but it’s more a question of how much force you (or I) can throw a controller with.
My previous basis for it was my electronics teacher talking about a friend taking one in to a shop, dropping it, and having it shatter. This would have been a height of 4-5 feet, since it was held in arms Maybe modern CRTs are thicker / more durable? Given my electronics teacher, it’s also entirely possible he just enjoyed dramatic stories...
Well, don’t forget that it will hit the ground with a force proportional to its weight. You probably wouldn’t want him to have dropped it on your head—it would be a rather more unpleasant experience than having a controller thrown at your head.