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This iPhone fell out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282
Submitted 10 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24029806/boeing-737-max-9-iphone-found-working
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hperrin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
ericisshort@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Device iPhone(47) was removed without ejecting. Please use menu to eject before removal.
LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Find My iPhone alert: your iPhone was left behind.
dantheclamman@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Apple Fitness has logged either one skydive or 2000 flights of stairs
habanhero@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Flight mode has been enabled.
YHOJ…
LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Damn that shit fell from like 16000 feet and is pretty much undamaged, pretty wild. Even more surprised they actually found it.
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It was a few minutes after takeoff so they were still over a populated area.
Swarfega@lemm.ee 10 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!
LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I know the area it landed in and if it was any more north it could have landed in some swampy wetlands and would potentially be underwater.
key@lemmy.keychat.org 10 months ago
Not grass, a bush. Best case scenario short of a vat of jello.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 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.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 10 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Game designer Sean Bates found an iPhone in a bush Sunday that had fallen from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 when it lost a part of its fuselage shortly after takeoff.
Bates posted pictures of his discovery that afternoon, one of which included the screen showing a still-open email with a baggage receipt.
The phone fell out of the plane when, just a few minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 737 Max 9 explosively decompressed, sending a fuselage plug flying off of the plane and forcing it to turn around and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, where it had originally taken off.
The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed during a Sunday briefing that two phones were recovered after falling from the Boeing 737 Max 9 — one was found on the side of the road and another in a yard.
On Saturday, the FAA grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes pending investigation to see if this was indicative of a broader issue.
The same day of the incident, The Seattle Times reported that Boeing had requested a safety exemption for an unrelated defect that could cause catastrophic engine damage.
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kn33@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m surprised it was found before it locked
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Check the screws see if they were actually installed or maybe they’re a little loose.
dutchkimble@lemy.lol 10 months ago
And here my phones have been screwed by 3 to 5 foot falls
Aatube@kbin.social 10 months ago
https://www.wired.com/2011/04/what-is-the-terminal-velocity-of-an-iphone/ a story in 2011 after an iPhone 4 dropped 1,000 feet from a plane and survived.
ThePantser@lemmy.world 10 months ago
These Apple commercials are getting weird.
TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 10 months ago
Now THIS is Reality TV!