iPhone 4 Survives 13,500-Foot Fall From Skydiver Pocket
Appleinsider reported that after slipping out of a skydiver his pocket, one of Apples iPhone 4 units survived a 13.500-foot drop and can still make and receive calls. Jarrod McKinney said he was in such a rush to “get out the door” of the plane on a recent skydiving trip that he forgot to secure his iPhone 4, CNN reports. “I just knew it was gone. Falling from that height? (What are) the chances of you finding something like that or even knowing where to look?” he said.
But, after touching down, McKinney used a “GPS tracking app” to locate the device, which had landed on the roof of a building roughly a half-mile away.
Skydiving instructor Joe Johnson called the phone as a joke and was surprised when the call actually went through. The device, which had been cracked once before after a tumble off a bathroom shelf, is still able to make and receive calls, despite the fact that its front and back glass surfaces had shattered. The handset had been protected by a Incipio-branded case that was broken on impact.
McKinney plans to fix the screen, but, for now, uses the BlueTooth connection in his truck to make calls.
Source [AppleInsider]
July 20th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
iPhone 4 still receives calls after 13,500 ft drop! Yeah Apple!!