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<h2>An iPhone reportedly survived a 4,800-metre drop after it flew out of an <a href="https://says.com/my/news/made-in-malaysia-handwritten-door-plug-that-blew-off-alaska-airlines-flight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alaska Airlines</a> plane midair</h2>
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<p><p>Last Friday, 5 January, Alaska Airlines flight ASA1282 bound for Ontario International Airport in San Bernardino County, California, was forced to make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport when a door plug fell off the fuselage midair.</p>
<p>No serious injuries were reported, however, some passengers sitting closest to the hole reported that some of their personal items were sucked out.</p>
<p>One such item was an iPhone, which was later discovered by Portland resident Sean Bates.</p>
<p>He posted images of the device on X on Sunday, 7 January, claiming that he found it along Barnes Road in Portland. According to his post, the phone was found in airplane mode, had half its battery remaining, and was displaying baggage claim information for flight ASA1282.﻿</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Found an iPhone on the side of the road&#8230; Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlaskaAirlines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AlaskaAirlines</a> ASA1282 Survived a 16,000 foot drop perfectly in tact!When I called it in, Zoe at <a href="https://twitter.com/NTSB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NTSB</a> said it was the SECOND phone to be found. No door yet <a href="https://t.co/CObMikpuFd">pic.twitter.com/CObMikpuFd</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Seanathan Bates (@SeanSafyre) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanSafyre/status/1744138937239822685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<h2>This is actually the second phone found to have originated from the Alaska Airlines flight</h2>
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<p><p>Bates said after reaching out to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the organisation investigating the emergency, he was informed that it was the second phone from the flight discovered in the vicinity.</p>
<p>Check out Bates&#8217; TikTok video regarding the incident:</p>
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<section> <a target="_blank" title="@seansafyre" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@seansafyre?refer=embed" rel="noopener">@seansafyre</a> quick story of how I found a phone that dropped 16,000 feet  definitely belonged to a passenger on <a title="alaskaairlines" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/alaskaairlines?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#alaskaairlines</a> <a title="asa1282" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/asa1282?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#asa1282</a> <a target="_blank" title=" original sound - Sean Bates" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7321567889935338271?refer=embed" rel="noopener"> original sound &#8211; Sean Bates</a> </section>
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<p><p>Duncan Watts, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo, explained why the iPhone did not sustain any damages after the fall. </p>
<p>&#8220;The basic answer is air resistance,&#8221; said Duncan Watts.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think the counterintuitive thing here is that an iPhone falling from the sky doesn&#8217;t end up moving that quickly because of air resistance,&#8221; he added.</p>
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<p>As an object falls toward Earth, it will eventually reach its terminal velocity, a stage where gravity can no longer accelerate it further due to the air resistance it faces from the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere.</p>
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<h2>According to Watts, the iPhone was tumbling down to Earth at an approximate terminal velocity of 48 km/h</h2>
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<p>Assuming that the iPhone tumbles as it drops to Earth, there will be a considerable amount of air resistance acting against the iPhone, essentially providing an upwards force.</p>
<p>&#8220;The larger the iPhone, the lower the terminal velocity,&#8221; said Watts.</p>
<p>&#8220;The maximum is around 160 km/h, but that would only happen if the phone&#8217;s screen was perpendicular to the ground,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>In addition, a soft, grassy surface would significantly increase the impact time, thus reducing the force of impact. According to Bates in his TikTok video, the iPhone was found in a bush, which could have cushioned the fall.</p>
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<p>For example, the MagSafe feature, initially exclusive to Mac laptops, has found its way to newer iPhones. It facilitates effortless and secure wireless charging, allowing users to charge their phone by attaching a magnetic induction charger on the back of the device.</p>
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<p>The Malaysian, who goes by @shelbyhesmes on TikTok, was surprised to find his iPhone 15 Pro &#8216;clinging&#8217; to the side of his car after he absentmindedly left it on the roof of his Perodua Myvi. Miraculously, the phone stayed securely in place during his one-hour journey without falling off.﻿ </p>
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