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Summary
- Nintendo warns against removing the protective film on the Switch 2 screen to prevent glass shards from scattering.
- YouTuber tests durability by removing the film and hitting it with a wrench.
- Switch 2 withstands 50+ wrench hits before glass shatters, highlighting the importance of the protective film.
I don't know about you, but my favorite thing about getting new tech is peeling off the little layer protecting all the screens. It seems Nintendo knows this. After all, they warned people (like me) that they should not peel off the protective film layer over the Switch 2's screen, because they know people (like me) would try to remove it, thinking it was part of the packaging. Nintendo claims that the film is there to prevent glass fragments from going everywhere should the screen break, so one YouTuber set off to see how bad things can get.
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JerryRigEverything shows us what happens when you remove the Nintendo Switch 2's film layer
In a video ominously titled "They told me not to...", YouTuber JerryRigEverything showed everyone what happens when you remove the protective film layer on the Switch 2. If this is the first time you've heard of them, JerryRigEverything is a very popular tech YouTuber on his way to reaching the 10 million subscriber milestone, with his uploads often hitting the 1 million view mark.
Right at the start of the video, JerryRigEverything began removing the protective layer. It's very clear from the difficulty he has peeling film off that this is definitely something intended to stay on, and is not one of those protective films you see on new tech. In fact, watching him wrench the film off the screen is moderately painful and agonising.
Once the film is off, he begins taking the Switch 2 apart and taking a peek at the hardware within. Once his insatiable hunger for knowledge is momentarily quelled, he does what any good tech YouTuber would do: beat it up with a wrench to test its durability.
I have to say, I was deeply impressed with how long the Switch 2 held itself together despite the big blows to its screen. Thirteen hits cause a Joy-Con to pop off, but no actual damage. Another four years after that, and both Joy-Cons have popped off; however, the screen still looks great, and everything works. It takes over fifty hits from the wrench for something to properly break, with the glass suddenly fragmenting and sending "needle-like shards of glass" everywhere without a film layer keeping everything in place.
I can definitely see why Nintendo added the film in the first place. If the Switch 2's glass fragmented like that without anything stopping it, it could seriously harm kids. Fortunately, with both the film in place and the Switch 2 being built like a brick, it seems Nintendo has done everything in its power to prevent a nasty accident from sending glass needles everywhere.
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