Once you're far enough up to reach terminal velocity, it doesn't matter how far you fall any more. (mostly)
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2024
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I think the phone case used is about to get some good online reviews.
And that the airline refunds the baggage fee.
Yes, this is what’s important about the whole story about the 737 Max.
So? Humans have survived similar falls and we‘re just big flesh bags. It‘s all a matter of where and how you‘re landing.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
On Sunday, game developer Seanathan Bates discovered a working iPhone that fell 16,000 from Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on Friday.
The iPhone wasn't injured, either—still unlocked and with a torn charging cable connector plugged in, it appeared largely undamaged and displayed information that matched the flight.
After the discovery, Bates contacted the National Transportation Safety Board, which took possession of the device and told him the iPhone was the second phone that had been found from the flight.
During a press conference on Sunday, NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy confirmed that two people had discovered cell phones that fell from flight 1281.
Given air resistance that limits an object's descent speed and landings in a soft spot like moist dirt or mud, the survivals aren't entirely surprising.
Compared to the apparent ease of discovering two small cell phones first, a Hacker News commenter quipped, "Boeing needs 'Find My Door.'"
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'it looks like you've been in a crash. Do you want me to call 911'
Probably got some parachute built in.