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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by ikidd@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Looks expensive. The grey ones are the broken ones.

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[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 101 points 7 months ago

My 200W panel just got slammed camping over xmas and not a spot of damage on it—its made to have some sort of protection from hail strikes. Meanwhile the 4×4 got smashed windows and dents all over.

[-] bibliotectress@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Wow that's a huge hail ball! I get excited when they're marble-sized.

[-] labsin@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It might have cracks in the silicon crystal that might burn in over time.

But yeah, impressive that it could take this big of hail balls without braking the glass.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

There's a truck in my neighbourhood that was hit by hail. The owner repainted it, but left the dents. He has a little bumper sticker explaining what happened. It looks pretty amazing, IMO, and must be an awesome conversation starter.

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

It's not uncommon where I live, but certainly starts conversations of people comparing their worst storms. My own favourite was the damage done to a massive carlot near the docks and airport that stored new cars coming into the country to freight out around the state. Thousands of cars, no cover. They all went on sale massively discounted as hail damaged but the downside being people couldn't get additional non-compulsary insurance until repaired. So new car, but probably barely making a saving after fixing it all. Or, just leave it and o ly have compulsory insurance, which only covers damage you do to public property with your car and not your car or other people's.

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