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Why an iPhone can survive a drop from a plane, but not from your kitchen counter

Ever since a door plug flew off an Alaska Airlines flight midair in January, the world has awaited an answer to the Big Question: How did that iPhone survive?! Yes, when the Boeing 737 MAX 9’s fuselage ripped open, a smartphone flew out and tumbled down 16,000 feet. The iPhone 14 Pro Max was found completely unharmed. Yet your phone’s screen turned into a spiderweb when you accidentally nudged it off your bathroom counter. Was it because a protective case cocooned the airborne phone? Was it b

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