[Optosypoeds]

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/gadget...om-outer-space

[Avaboormavoro]

Bloody hell!

[kKFB1BxX]

Ok, remove the protective coverings and lets see it survive the fall and remain fully functional.

[BV6lwvXf]

Ok, remove the protective coverings and lets see it survive the fall and remain fully functional.

Er, the company that did this makes the cover, that is what they are demonstrating.

That their ipad case is able to protect your ipad under "extreme" circumstances.

[Alexunda]

Er, the company that did this makes the cover, that is what they are demonstrating.

That their ipad case is able to protect your ipad under "extreme" circumstances.

yup as long as it doesn't fall on its front.

[Thomaswhitee]

The camera is also still working without any G-Form protection

[TOD4wDTQ]

The camera is also still working without any G-Form protection

If you think about it, the test is flawed anyway, the camera/ipad would reach terminal velocity from a much lower altitude anyway, dropping it from so high isn't going t affect that.

[Enliseell]

Well, if you want to be really fussy, the 'pad should have been dropped free of the ballon and supporting structure, as with such a light weight, the drag would have slowed it down by a considerable percentage.
Just thought it was a fun video.

[Zwnkkvle]

If you think about it, the test is flawed anyway, the camera/ipad would reach terminal velocity from a much lower altitude anyway, dropping it from so high isn't going t affect that.

There are other things that could affect it at that height though, like temperature, moisture, air pressure and so on, which are all very different to normal conditions here on the ground.

[evalayCap]

There are other things that could affect it at that height though, like temperature, moisture, air pressure and so on, which are all very different to normal conditions here on the ground.

Once it hits the lower atmosphere it's going to drop only about as fast as it would from a couple hundred feet, regardless of the things you mention.


It will travel faster in the upper atmosphere, but by the time it gets to a lower altitude it will slow down and as I said, it won't be traveling any faster than if they dropped it off a moderately tall building.

[AssinHT]

Once it hits the lower atmosphere it's going to drop only about as fast as it would from a couple hundred feet, regardless of the things you mention.


It will travel faster in the upper atmosphere, but by the time it gets to a lower altitude it will slow down and as I said, it won't be traveling any faster than if they dropped it off a moderately tall building.

You misunderstand, i didn't mean these things would affect how fast it falls, that's just silly. I meant there are other things that would be of interest, like how the Ipad and case handles temperatures of -60c, how they handle air pressure that's 1/1000th of that at sea level and so on.

[Knillagrarp]

You misunderstand, i didn't mean these things would affect how fast it falls, that's just silly. I meant there are other things that would be of interest, like how the Ipad and case handles temperatures of -60c, how they handle air pressure that's 1/1000th of that at sea level and so on.

Seems to me it would balance out, there would be less cooling from the heatsinks transferring heat to the air/lower air pressure, but also much cooler temperatures.

However, that's not the point of the ipad case, nor something they are trying to advertise.

They are showing you how "tough" the case is, which could just as easily be shown dropping the thing from 200 or so feet, maybe less.