The phone repair worked because both car windshields and phone screens are bonded glass with similar crack-chemistry, so a $5 automotive kit ports over trivially. The default move — assume you need a pricey screen replacement — skips a faster first question: what tool already exists in a neighboring category? Repurposing beats reinventing, and almost always costs less.
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