Product Material Debate

Comments focus on debating and identifying the materials of a hardware product, distinguishing between plastic, metal, aluminum, silicone, titanium, and other substances.

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Sample Comments

gcb0 Jan 13, 2015 View on HN

thru plastic or not, it's still the same compound. what's your point?

echoangle Oct 14, 2024 View on HN

Do you mean metal as in the material? Where do you see that?

matrix2596 Jun 25, 2024 View on HN

they should call it barely plastic :)

Aloha Oct 23, 2017 View on HN

He said 'metal' that implies not ceramic.

SahAssar Jul 20, 2019 View on HN

It's about the shape, not the material.

treetalker Jun 10, 2025 View on HN

It's not a layer … it's a new material

bagels Sep 24, 2023 View on HN

I wish it was more specific about the materials.

subarctic Dec 16, 2025 View on HN

Funny I'm Canadian and I thought it was aluminium and maneuvers

uni_rule Nov 8, 2022 View on HN

Sounds more composable than plastic.

mturmon Dec 30, 2011 View on HN

Silicone, actually. World of difference.