• negativeyoda@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Are they strapping it to their forehead?

    I’ve eaten shit multiple times mountain biking and my phone, kept on my person has been fine

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      5 months ago

      With any degree of speed or intensity you basically turn into a rag doll. Snow surfaces can be plenty hard enough to destroy a smart phone at those speeds.

      I know plenty of people who have learned very expensive lessons when they thought their phone was safe.

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        5 months ago

        If you’re being pinballed down a mountain, I think a cracked screen is the least of your worries at that point.

        Also, phone issuance exists for like $15 a month. Call me weird but I’ll live “dangerously” with my phone for the reason that getting stranded like this would be awful

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          5 months ago

          You would be amazed how much punishment the human body can take without injury.

          Insurance plans don’t hurt, but even then? This isn’t a situation I expect to get caught in. The mountain tucked up big time.