I refuse to believe this story...

[Blue_Tires]

Phone found in working condition after 9,300-foot fall


Wichita Falls, Texas - After falling 9,300 feet from a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane, a lost iPhone not only reported its location but laid out a map where owner Ben Wilson could find it.

“It was by the side of the road south of Jacksboro, under a mesquite tree,” said Wilson, chuckling. “The donkey pointed out where it was.”

It is a real Texas story. Monday afternoon Wilson, owner of Gas Corp. of America and pilot Will Warnock were on their way back from Houston to Kickapoo Airport when pressure change caused a door latch on the passenger side to give way by 3 inches.

“The pressure popped and a newspaper flew out but I didn’t see the phone go. After we got back I looked for it on the floor (of the plane) and in my briefcase but couldn’t find it,” Wilson said.

“I met Ben at the airport and we checked for the phone, even wondered if it might have been left in a rental car. We used his Find My iPhone app and learned it was still alive,” said John Kidwell, Gas Corp.’s vice president of sales. “Later I checked the iCloud and could see it was outside of Joplin (Texas).” Joplin is a wide spot in the road ain rural Jack County.

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/phone-found-in-working-condition-after-9300-foot-fall

[hollysmom]

1. I have heard about people surviving great fals, with this phone being relatively light landing in a

haystack could save it.

[Major Nikon]

3. Sounds like it landed in a mesquite tree

If it were tumbling or falling flat, it would not reach terminal velocity and the mesquite tree could have slowed it down considerably before it hit the ground.

[PoliticAverse]

2. People have survived falls like that without a parachute, 'terminal velocity' is your friend

(helps to land in really soft earth or equivalent).