True, but if both bricks and the hinge are made of tungsten, it’s not going to matter that much anyway if you’re just dropping it onto a wood floor. Like, what you said isn’t wrong, but you’re insinuating that the creators weren’t aware of that fact when they made the thing
I’ve sunk many hours of playing the OG Rollercoaster Tycoon and OpenTTD on my foldable screen; perfectly optimized. I don’t think I would have even 5% of that time on a rectangular phone
1-Watching videos are always a little bigger. Most videos made nowadays are in 16:9 so it isn’t THAT much of a difference honestly, but if I’m watching something in the old 4:3 format I can zoom in so it fills the entire screen (basically two ‘normal’ phones stacked on top of each other. Also, even in the former case, the subtitles usually appear BELOW the screen instead of blocking something from the actual show
2-Gaming. More or less the same as the above but some games are specifically programmed for the larger screens and they are a GODSEND for when I’m trying to play strategy games. I’m going to lump “typing” in here as well just because I feel way less fat-fingered typing with the full screen; functionally it’s not all that different than the norm but it certainly feels a lot more natural this way, at least for me (though admitedly, the split in the middle of the keyboard took a little bit to get used to, see below)
3-Depending on the apps/browsers/whatever, I can have 2 windows open on the same screen. Very helpful for when, for example, a friend texts me a question on one side and I’m like 90% sure I know the answer but just to be safe I do a Google search with the other side. This one is admitedly niche but sure comes in handy when I want it.
4-Probably the biggest reason is simply “I want a tablet that can fit in my pocket.” I don’t always use it in tablet form, sometimes the phone is all I need at the moment and then it goes right back into my pocket. But then when I WANT the tablet, I don’t need to go fetch it from another part of the house, or bemoan the fact that I left it at home, or whatever; I guess “having the different options available” is probably the best way to put it. This even applies to when I’m trying to balance or prop it up somewhere; if one configuration doesn’t work for whatever reason, the other probably will.
TL;DR Having options is nice. Do I NEEEEEED my videos/games to be bigger or a tablet that I can fit in my pocket? No, but after having that power in my fingertips (literally) I’m probably not going back anytime soon
The back of the phone is completely covered aside from the camera lenses, the ‘front’ has a raised edge around the perimeter of the screen, and when they open to reveal the ‘inside’ both of those parts end up in your hand so you don’t notice them. So basically a regular phone case that can fold. I’ve been using one for over a year, dropping it constantly cause I’m a natural butterfingers, and even though the case DID break (see below), it broke before the screen did. The screen has a tiny, almost imperseptible fracture and I’m not even sure when I got it but it hasn’t affected a single thing. I should point out that when I got it, the only case available at the Verizon store was pretty mid and I’ve just been too lazy to get a good case.
In short, just look up some (good) screens and you’ll see that it’s pretty intuitive. As for the screen strength, I’ll admit I had the same worry as you but this is honestly the strongest phone I’ve probably ever had. 10/10 would recommend if interested
According to OP it’s a play on the term “in retrograde” which is used in astrology and astronomy
I’ll let the smart/more invested lemmings do the real work here dismantling your post. I just want to point out that anyone, LITERALLY ANYONE, can become a “relevant political figure” if their voice/message resonates with enough people. You don’t have to be a career bureaucrat or a billionaire or whatever else, you just have to have enough votes
That’s the neat part. The cosplay MAKES you attractive
They all work for me. You got Waltuh White, a Space Marine (Ultramarine to be specific), and Miles Morales with the mask on.
Someone else already provided a real and insightful answer to your question, so instead I’ll just leave this here
Any idea on their origins?
We make those too… sometimes… though admittedly they usually become hot again at some point in the 3rd act
Sheet says 2000-07, starting on the WB and their last season concluded on the CW. Maybe you only saw it on CW?
Though the majority of its runtime has been in the 21st century, it initially aired in September of 1998 (British version was back in '88). Every other entry on this list starts at 2000 or later.
Seinfeld ran from 1989-98. This is a list of 21st century shows
If those nomads could speak Greek they’d be very upset
Just imagine how rock hard their collective calves and hamstrings must have been during that time
Ah, that makes sense. Still bullshit, but at least it makes sense (kinda). Thanks
1-Good on half of the room to walk out before he even started speaking
2-Anyone know why he’s holding up a pager?
3-Why doesn’t the ICC just arrest this man already? Is it because the UN is neutral ground? American bodyguards on his way to/from these places? Like seriously, their complete unwillingness to do anything about him is almost as infuriating as Netanyahu himself. At this point the ICC should just stop pretending they have anything of value to contribute to the global society
Honestly there are so few examples of this being the case in the current day that you’re probably better off just forgetting this fact to avoid confusion. It’s kinda similar to how the Nazis labeled themselves as “Social Democrats” but by the time 1940 rolled around, if you so much as mentioned socialism or democracy around a Nazi official then the Gestapo would be at your doorstep within hours
That’s something most Americans don’t understand about our history. We love to claim that the first settlers in the modern-day states (Puritans mostly) were ‘fleeing religious persecution’ and sought a new land where they could gain ‘freedom of religion’. Pretty much all of that is wrong, they were a fringe early-Protestant group who wanted to distance themselves from the new Church of England which they felt was still too Catholic. Once they got here, anything and everything they considered too heretical was… well, see the Salem Witch Trials for a prime example. They were the epitome of “freedom for me, not for thee” and that attitude/practice went on to infect the whole rest of the country as history progressed.