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Passenger phone found on ground after Alaska Airlines emergency (abcnews.go.com)

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"I found a phone sitting on the side of the road that had apparently fallen 16,000 feet," Bates said in a video recorded for social media Sunday.

He said he was "a little skeptical" when he first found it, thinking perhaps it may have been tossed out of a passing vehicle. But the phone wasn't locked, so he opened it up, he said.

"It was in airplane mode with a travel confirmation and baggage claim for Alaska 1282," Bates said. "So, I had to go call the NTSB."

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[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 59 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

the fact that "the phone wasn't locked" surprised me more than its surviving the fall 🙃 then i realized the discrepancy. i should stop reading posts in privacy communities 🙂

[-] n3m37h@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Some people are sane and use cases and glass screen protectors. Phones dont have a great enough terminal velocity to damage the internals. People get cases and throw band new iphones out of apartment buildings

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 23 points 5 months ago

I don't feel the need to get a case that would allow my phone to survive an incident that I wouldn't survive.

[-] n3m37h@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I want evidence of my gruesome death to be posted online for internet clout

[-] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Based

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 12 points 5 months ago

Also if it landed on grass or fell through thin tree branches, there is almost no chance of damage.

[-] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago

My case has saved my phone screen so many times. Its raised edge keeps the screen from smashing into the ground.

[-] n3m37h@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I always use a glass screen protector, my last phone (Galaxy A71) only had a case, dropped it 100's of times, one time there was a little pebble on the ground and that shattered my screen, for $10 you can get a 3 pack of glass screen protectors. Well worth it IMO

[-] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago

I have yet to understand the "discrepancy". Which brand doesn't default to locking the phone automatically after a short timeout? I've never had a smartphone that stays unlocked.

[-] psud@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Users can change that setting. One of my friends doesn't like having to unlock his phone, so he turned off locking

[-] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

Just knowing there are people out there who do these things gives me anxiety on their behalf. WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO THAT

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

they are proud of their butthole photos and want everyone to see

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

You know you aren't forced to put a password on your phone...

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