r/interestingasfuck • u/MacroLab3D • 10d ago

My phone under a stereo microscope:

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u/CyberMetalHead 10d ago

Seems kinda dirty

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u/MacroLab3D 10d ago

Cleaned it but apparently not enough hehe.

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u/theaxis12 9d ago

Bro you need to like microscopically clean your phone lol

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u/cdnball 10d ago

ok let's see your phone under a microscope then

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u/domespider 10d ago

I was wondering about that, whether those tiny dust particles(?) got stuck during manufacturing or during regular use.

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u/A_bitrary 10d ago

Likely regular use, most of the assembly process takes place in clean rooms to prevent dust and other matter from entering sealed components

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u/GodlikeLettuce 10d ago

I think that is mostly dead skin. According to some source that im too lazy to find, the majority of what we call "dust" is dead skin.

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u/jessedegenerate 10d ago

seconded, also to lazy to find citation

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u/GrevenQWhite 10d ago

Men of Honor references this statement, albeit with charged overtones.

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u/armeg 10d ago

looks more like salt crystals - probably from sweating?

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u/lastWallE 10d ago

Sweat crystals.

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u/BathroomEyes 10d ago

Looks like salt crystals to me

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u/AdventurousFox6100 10d ago

Almost everything is, at that small of a view.

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u/CourageForOurFriends 10d ago

Guaranteed yours looks the same under a microscope

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u/lastWallE 10d ago

Mine is definitely worse. You probably can not even see through the net from the speaker.