iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

Post by sp332 » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 4:21 AM UTC

andenacitelli wrote: post #18

elzbardico wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never trusted/liked protective cases. Modern phones are already too big, and I feel like the added bulk makes it more likely that I will drop it. Having been using the same IPhone 12 Pro Max for a few years now without a case. It has survived quite a few falls from a table by now, no screen cracked, only some dents and scratches on the chassis.

Apple’s SE series is actually really nice if you don’t like the trend of bigger phones - it’s the same (or similar) internals as the new ones but in a small form factor (4.9 inches? Whatever the 6s had). I don’t want a large phone that barely fits in my pocket, but I want decent internals, so I have one. Apple is by no means a perfect company but I think the SE was one of their correct decisions.

Post by cozzyd » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 4:24 AM UTC

irrational wrote: post #29

It is strange two phones have been found, but not the door. Most of the Cedar Hills/Beaverton area is houses and shops with sporadic green spaces that aren’t that large in comparison. It is possible the door fell into a green space, but the odds are it did not. I imagine it is in someone’s backyard, but it is January in rainy Oregon. People aren’t doing yard work right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t found u…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 4:26 AM UTC

btilly wrote: post #27

makeitdouble wrote: post #15

Seems to have landed on soft terrain, which makes a world of difference. The bit of charging cable ripped at the bottom still tells how harsh the journey was before the landing.

I have a story about that, from the movie producer Fred Zinneman. He was working on a movie and cast some paraplegics. One when asked said it was an accident, but didn't want to talk. Fred eventually got the story out of him. He had been a paratrooper in WW 2. His parachute didn't open. But he landed in a big tree. Shaken, bruised, scratched up, and so on, but basically fine. Climbing out of the tree he fell, and bro…

Post by photonbeam » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 4:26 AM UTC

irrational wrote: post #29

It is strange two phones have been found, but not the door. Most of the Cedar Hills/Beaverton area is houses and shops with sporadic green spaces that aren’t that large in comparison. It is possible the door fell into a green space, but the odds are it did not. I imagine it is in someone’s backyard, but it is January in rainy Oregon. People aren’t doing yard work right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t found u…

Post by rad_gruchalski » Mon, Jan 08, 2024, 4:29 AM UTC

sicklife wrote: post #34

That's remind me of Nokia. Maybe Apple has reached it's peak.