Geologists do it according to the Mohs Scale of Hardness. There. That’s your “hardness” joke for the post. Now down to business, with the hardest (and softest) scale there is. In 1812, people had just ...

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QUESTION: What makes rocks hard? ANSWER: When you go out for a walk and look at the stones around you, you will see that there are big stones, small stones and tiny ones. All these stones are pieces ...

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Nelson did find that the scratches with the level six Mohs pick appear to be slightly fainter compared to previous iPhones, but there is no dramatic improvement. JerryRigEverything's results differ ...