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Ask HN: Do we need "metadata in source code" syntax that LLMs will never delete?

1•andrewstuart•4m ago•1 comments

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2•alephnerd•7m ago•1 comments

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1•prabhatkr•1h ago•1 comments
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Ask HN: Why is my 100M Nautica Voyage Eau de Toilette glass bottle unbreakable?

2•prmph•4mo ago
I accidentally discovered this when I accidentally dropped it from a high table onto a hard tile floor.

Since then I thrown it on the floor multiple times without even it sustaining even a little chip.

Any explanation? Why would a cheap bottle of perfume be this unusually strong, when I've looking for cookware and drink-ware that is even half as strong without success?

Comments

JohnFen•4mo ago
I'm no materials scientist, but here's been my observations in working with glass receptacles and bottles over the years:

Shape is a very important aspect of how strong glass things are. Perfume bottles (or any small bottle) tend to be stronger just due to the fact that they usually lack large, flat-ish areas and the thickness-to-surface area ratio tends to be higher.

For instance, if you drop a small glass soda bottle and a large glass soda bottle, the large one is far more likely to suffer damage than the small one.

prmph•4mo ago
Seems like it, though it's still kind of surprising. This is a 100 ml, so not that small. I have other bottles of a similar size that I'm sure will shatter if subjected to the same treatment.

But you do have a point. The bottle is made of very thick glass, and quite a bit rounded.