SMRTR TechAug 27, 2026Interesting Engineering

Mobile phone survives 100,000-foot stratospheric drop in Guinness World Record test

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A phone survived a 100,000-foot fall from the stratosphere near Kiruna, Sweden, earning a Guinness World Record. Phone case maker RHINOSHIELD dropped the device without a parachute from a balloon, and after a five-hour wilderness search, recovered it completely undamaged, proving their single-material AirX case's durability and recyclability.

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