Paraglider accidentally drops phone from 2,500 feet – the ultimate drop test?
Jun 7, 2018
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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There you are, paragliding away at 2,500ft, so you whip out your phone to take a quick selfie. Who wouldn’t, right? Well, this one unnamed paraglider thought the same. Not only did he pull out his phone, but he also put it on the end of a selfie stick. After a few seemingly successful shots, he pulls it back in and as he removes the phone from the stick, it falls and plummets to the ground. From 2,500ft.
Is this the ultimate accidental phone drop test? The paraglider is also wearing a camera on his helmet, presumably a GoPro, but from this footage, once the phone slips, it’s impossible to spot.
There’s no information about who the guy is, where he was or whether he managed to find the phone afterwards. It looks like possibly a Samsung Galaxy S7. Let’s just hope he turned on the “find my mobile” service.
It also looks like maybe he was shooting video with the phone, rather than stills. So I’m curious to see how the footage from the phone looks. Again, assuming it survived the fall.
We may never know if the phone survived, or what it saw. But if you’re planning to do something like this, maybe try something a bit more secure. And perhaps add a little gaffer tape for good measure.
[via Yahoo]
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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3 responses to “Paraglider accidentally drops phone from 2,500 feet – the ultimate drop test?”
Ofcourse it was found and is still in good working condition; buy becouse it is an S7 and not an iPhone that psrt of the story did not make it to the post
I’m thinking “wrist strap” but then this wouldn’t be a story …
I would be more concerned with who it might hit on the way down. LOL. A phone from that height would kill you.