iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#2A lot of things went into my head:
* The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode?
* Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee?
* Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#3A lot of things went into my head: * The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode? * Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? * Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky
Disabling auto-lock is definitely a thing, as anyone that's ever tried to use an iPhone in a car for navigation knows.
It's very possible the phone has a passcode but was sucked out while someone was using it, and never put to sleep.
Also worth noting the owner had a screen protector, so that may have quashed that everlasting debate.
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#4My first thought was if that hit someone it could kill them, and then i remembered an entire door fell off as well, and all apparently landing in a suburban neighborhood.
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#5Meanwhile, a 1 meter drop onto a wood floor cracked my screen. Device longevity is weird.
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#6A lot of things went into my head: * The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode? * Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? * Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky
Doing a bit of research I found a few sources that say that the terminal velocity for a generic smartphone is ~20-40mph, which isn't that much. Lots of phones survive car crashes with higher speeds than that. Add to that landing on softer soil and maybe even breaking fall with branches and I'm not shocked it survived.
No screen crack is pretty good though. Smartphone screens have gotten crazy good recently
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#7Meanwhile, a 1 meter drop onto a wood floor cracked my screen. Device longevity is weird.
No protective case?
Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#8Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#9A lot of things went into my head: * The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode? * Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? * Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky
Doing a bit of research I found a few sources that say that the terminal velocity for a generic smartphone is ~20-40mph, which isn't that much. Lots of phones survive car crashes with higher speeds than that. Add to that landing on softer soil and maybe even breaking fall with branches and I'm not shocked it survived. No screen crack is pretty good though. Smartphone screens have gotten crazy good recently
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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
#10A lot of things went into my head: * The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode? * Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? * Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky
I have auto-lock disabled when I'm not in low power mode. Wish I could add an explicit toggle for it to my tray though.