diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 889f9b0..390dc15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-* Further fix to ensure Object#is(String|Number) do not throw exceptions on host objects in IE. (grepmaster, kangax, Tobie Langel, Andrew Dupont)
+* Switch Object.is(Array|String|Number) to use the vastly-superior approach discovered by Juriy. (kangax)
+
+* Further fix to ensure Object.is(String|Number) do not throw exceptions on host objects in IE. (grepmaster, kangax, Tobie Langel, Andrew Dupont)
 
 * Ensure Enumerable#grep can handle strings with RegExp metacharacters. (Marton Kiss-Albert, kangax)
 
diff --git a/src/lang/object.js b/src/lang/object.js
index 19be092..f99004d 100644
--- a/src/lang/object.js
+++ b/src/lang/object.js
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 (function() {
+  
+  function getClass(object) {
+    return Object.prototype.toString.call(object)
+     .match(/^\[object\s(.*)\]$/)[1]; 
+  }
+  
   function extend(destination, source) {
     for (var property in source)
       destination[property] = source[property];
@@ -70,8 +76,7 @@
   }
 
   function isArray(object) {
-    return object != null && typeof object === "object" &&
-      'splice' in object && 'join' in object;
+    return getClass(object) === "Array";
   }
 
   function isHash(object) {
@@ -83,19 +88,11 @@
   }
 
   function isString(object) {
-    try {
-      return typeof (object && object.valueOf()) === "string";      
-    } catch(e) {
-      return false;
-    }
+    return getClass(object) === "String";
   }
 
   function isNumber(object) {
-    try {
-      return typeof (object && object.valueOf()) === "number";
-    } catch(e) {
-      return false;
-    }
+    return getClass(object) === "Number";
   }
 
   function isUndefined(object) {