• LemmyFeed@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Damn that shit fell from like 16000 feet and is pretty much undamaged, pretty wild. Even more surprised they actually found it.

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      8 months ago

      It was a few minutes after takeoff so they were still over a populated area. Hardly surprising that it was found… also if it landed on grass I’m not surprised it’s undamaged.

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        8 months ago

        My Google Pixel Bud fell into a bush the other day. Despite knowing its basic vicinity I still couldn’t find it. I used the find feature which makes it ring loud but still had issues as cars on the road were too noisy. I had to wait until after 8PM to try again. Thankfully I managed to but it really wasn’t easy!

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      8 months ago

      I wonder how quickly a phone reaches its terminal velocity? Falling from 15 feet might be the same as falling from 16,000. I agree that it’s impressive though, I grew up learning to treat electronics very gently, so it’s wild how much more sturdy they’ve gotten.

      Not gonna stop me from buying phone cases, though.