iPad Survives Undamaged After Extreme Fall

Introduction

It’s becoming quite popular to send cameras up to the edge of space for one reason or another. This is one of the latest which an iPad survives undamaged.

See How An iPad Survives Undamaged After An Extreme Fall.

NOTE: The article quotes, “….with the blackness of space and the bright curve of Earth providing a stunning backdrop.” However, if you watch the video carefully you will see as the balloon ascends and the horizon moves across the scene that the curvature of the earth varies from being convex to concave. This suggests to me that the camera lens has a lot of distortion and so it cannot be relied upon to give a good impression of the curvature of the earth.


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One response to “iPad Survives Undamaged After Extreme Fall”

  1. Becci avatar
    Becci

    This is pretty amazing… It’s mad to think that that’s what 100,000 ft altitude looks like!

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