iPhone survives 5km fall, and still works: https://mendeddrum.org/@swaldman/111720437587863267
iPhone survives 10 months on bottom of a river, and still works: https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/23/man-recovers-iphone-lost-at-the-bottom-of-a-river-for-10-months
Charlie's Law of Ruggedized Consumer Electronics: If it can survive an event that would kill the owner, you don't need to ruggedize it any further.
(This might be why phone manufacturers are now pushing towards foldable—hence fragile, easily broken—phone screens.)
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2024-01-08 14:23:54
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