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Mobile "airbag"
Wow first time most viral... a little late but that's me with basically everything. If someone still sees this send some puppies ;)
storysails
..I’ve just read this on my phone while in bed. Lol ????
OpenMindOpenMouth
Should have had hairy spider legs.
Smart83
Drop at the top of some stairs... but the idea is not bad and......it‘s a bachelors degree..! What did you expect? Rocket science..!???
AnythingMuchShorter
Also it looks like it adds more bulk than a fairly thick shock absorbing case.
theguy5621
I thought exactly the opposite.
Higge
Throw it at your friends!
ArtMadeofYourComment
ithoughtitwasaboogerbutitsnot
When your on a trampoline and a phone in your back pocket
itdoesntmatternoneofthismatters
And now it's solidly stuck in the toilet.
AliitOriShyaTalDin
Hehe, solid. Toilet. Hehehe.
tuxedotaquito
I never seem to drop mine onto flat surfaces so nope, no worky for me.
Thund3rbolt
MRW I read the comments -
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KingPingviini
*zoop*
erischilde
that kitty is adorable af
Redisia
Ruhig
Looks exactly like the cat from Kiki's Delivery Service
thatsstupider
When your phone becomes a ninja throwing star, a swiss army phone, a switchblade phone, an apple corer. Your car need a jump? No problem
Ijustlurkheredawg
That would be the only reason I would ever wear a phone holster.
MinistrSinister
Sounds like the omnitool thing from Mass Effect
Cassiraa
Put it on a Samsung Note 7
Zyggie
Certainly wont have the battery power for that.
GoldenSun3DS
You can get powerbanks that can jump your car. If there was a specially designed phone a little thicker and with greater power output (1/?)
GoldenSun3DS
I'm sure a phone jumping your car could be done. But it'd require a specially designed phone for that purpose.
Feksaaargh
I know of a phone with a 10000 mAh battery (Oukitel K10000), so phone batteries with adequate capacities exist...
steve77777777
what about when it falls on its side.
theguy5621
IT actually extends out a little on all sides.
steve77777777
yeah I can see that. but it's not as good as the front and back.
IVoted4Pedro
It’s all fun and games until this thing opens up in your front pocket stabbing you in the niblets.
LongtimeIMGURlurkertotallynotstalkerguy
5/7 would still smash
LagerLagoon69
Just like your mum
effinwizard
Noice
AfterAnHourOfTryingToComeUpWithAGoodUserNameICameUpWithThisOne2
This should really be top comment
nstone11
Well done, sir
urrofl
G1ngerBoy
Umm actually none of those comments seem to have gold...
G1ngerBoy
For those who are unfamiliar with Reddit there is Reddit Gold that you can give people if you really like what they said/posted it is 1/
G1ngerBoy
Indicated by a little gold circle with a star in the center of it at the top of a comment that has gotten it 2/2
Ihave2peens
Wow people on this site are so envious. That fuckker is going to sell the idea to LifeProof and they'll perfect it.
FizzleBurger
It actually seems really useful. The spring looks too weak to cause injury or much inconvenience, but is placed to be good at breaking falls
Cereza92
As someone who drops their phone all the time, Can’t wait till this comes out on the market!!!
Midgetsoup
Awesome self defense tool
HouseOfEvil
Drop it on its corner.
theguy5621
Why?
HouseOfEvil
To test the device. All the drops shown were flat on the screen.
estequus
Very cool, and certainly an impressive feat to pull off. It just happens to be the manifestation of a fundamentally flawed idea.
theguy5621
How so?
estequus
The legs, which wouldn’t do much more to protect your phone than any half decent case, would deploy every time the phone is in free fall, 1/
estequus
Meaning that every time you tossed your phone onto your bed or jumped down any significant distance the legs would deploy. Again, the 2/
estequus
Case is very impressive, without a doubt worthy of the award in respect to its execution, but it still isn’t much better than a normal case.
maskaya
haters always hate what they dont come up with...
theguy5621
Sp true
qwerty4007
And when that shit malfunctions and Wolverines your thigh from pocket level? What then?
ScratchyFaceMcScruffyBeard
All fun and games till you drop it on your face while lying in bed and loose and eye. Then it's just a game called "Find the Eye".
ifIScreamIntoTheVoid
Great idea, just enough implementation problems and small enough target market that it will never be worth anything.
Janusha
I think Ive spotted a major flaw in this. It folds into the actual phone. Leaving no space left for an actual phone in the phone.
Pyranamus
In the gif you can see the phone attached to the device...
theguy5621
I think he was joking, but i am not sure.
MaximillionGledhill
i would abbbsolutely pay for that
Oprean
It's all fun and games until it starts crawling away from you.
Flagrum
The last 20 years I dropped my phone maybe 2? 3? times. Once it got a tiny scratch on the case. But that's it. Maybe not a product for me...
crann
I've dropped my phone ONCE in the last 10 years. Forgot it was in the pocket of my tent & it fell out into a pile of desert dust in Namibia
crann
Fine grain sand, supper soft feeling, like talc power. Except one tiny ass rock.... cracked my screen. *sigh*
CuteKittenMonster
I drop my phone like 2 times a day
NachoPete
Git gud!
nattfilm
Flagrum
https://i.gifer.com/GC8m.gif
squash34
Now...throw it at the wall
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
Once it’s flying through the air, the acceleration is the same as a drop, so it should work the same.
boodloop
Its probably much greater tho
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
~9.8 m/s^2 straight down, ignoring air resistance, regardless of motion
agermanguy
I THROW IT ON THE GROUND !!! I AM AN ADULT!
SmartHasTheBrainsButStupidHasTheBalls
GOT A PHONE CALL FOR THE GROUND!
Gloriously
GrootGear
Still may deploy the legs if the accelerometer circuit is looking for a drastic change of velocity.
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
If there’s a drastic change in velocity it’s already too late.
GrootGear
I'll rephrase. When reaching a set change in velocity.
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
From release, the change in velocity is a constant ~9.8 m/s^2 straight down until impact, when the change in velocity becomes drastic.
boodloop
So they did use an accelerometer or are you guessing as I am?
GrootGear
Guessing, have been looking for details but no luck. Cool idea but vaporwear.
boodloop
Vaporwear?
GrootGear
It won't be produced for retail
1lostmyaccount2lostmysavedumps3idranyofthem
Even better, throw it at ppls face for a new YouTube challenge. "Catch it before u get ur eyes gouched" :D
Sebastian987654
The damage has already been done, young padawan
1lostmyaccount2lostmysavedumps3idranyofthem
Luke's voice "nooooooooooooo!"
1lostmyaccount2lostmysavedumps3idranyofthem
Gouge ***
ISeaNipple
Gouged*?
JerfyMcGriddles
*gu'ouedc
agnostichymns
Gooched*
squash34
I’m gonna go with gooched. +1
1lostmyaccount2lostmysavedumps3idranyofthem
LOL I came back to see this reply. Pretty funny. XD
JakeFromStateWeAreFamersNationWideIsOnYourSide
“Catch it before your gouge gets gouched ?
HappyMadison
“Gouge it before you get your eyes catched”
waitwasthatreal
Pretty neat, but I can’t imagine it works any better than a decent case.
theguy5621
I imagine it would, but more importantly, i imagine it would bee much smaller and easy to put in your pocket.
ArtSparkle
I want it just to show people my phone has fangs
VirusRenamon
Edgy case for edgy people
Ineedburgers
So you really think the damage of a falling phone would be the same? One that hits with 100% of its surface and the other with those fangs?
waitwasthatreal
I think my phone would be safer in an otter box than something with multiple points of failure.
Camelspotting
You should work on your imagination then.
Ineedburgers
Humanity is the worst. Even though we have all the information we need, we still have many idiots
waitwasthatreal
What? People who create a mechanical device with multiple points of failure, when a rigid one works just as well?
CaffeineManic
As thick as it must be to contain the legs, an equally thick soft case should be equal.
NateintheNorth
What about pointy rocks? Mine hit a pebble that was taller than the case in front, broke through the glass and damaged the screen
OliverClothesoff70
My son has broken two different iPhones (over the last few years) that were each in Otterbox cases, so you never know.
FrozenFoodGuy
Without my otterbox i would have needed to replace my phone multiple times a year! I’m lucky the screen didn’t hit any pointy objects though
SnossedAndLost
My phone screen shattered in an otterbox, since then I've bought ~$10 cases that have survived worse falls
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
Right? There are copious amounts of drop proof, shatter proof and water proof cases that don't have sharp objects coming out of them. Plus I
Qualtagh
Might be able to pull off the same effect with less bulk once they refine it.
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
Bet it's only available in a few select phones. Newer iPhones, samsung galaxies, etc.
6040
It's only available for Nokias.
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
That's like putting a bomb shelter in your bomb shelter.
PlayingWithDynamite
There are more cost-effective solutions but this might lead to applications no one as thought of yet! Like rapid deploying vehicle bumpers!
GoldenSun3DS
ORRR... The cars could already have bumpers on them not needing to be deployed.
PlayingWithDynamite
Look at the scorpion truck mounted attenuators though, additional protection has its benefits
Alkuam2
Giant switch blades for quick car kebabs.
PlayingWithDynamite
"they're great for tailgating!"
valen00
At some point a phone manufacturer will realise people don't give a shit if their phone is .1mm thinner than the one next to it and make one
pockpock
they just expect people buy new phones twice a year, given the frequency they release them
RedIronCrown
They've had years to realize this, I don't think the market research supports your (and my) preference.
valen00
designed to have a replaceable exterior with the users choice of polycarb/abs/rubber armour bolted to it. They might even give it a/
valen00
decent battery rather than using the gains in both battery and silicon tech to shave 3 grams off and maintain the same not quite enough /
valen00
battery life that they have had since the advent of the smartphone.
dancinshroom
Apple and other companies design their stuff to break and get shitty over time. Thats how they sell you new ones frequently
KinetoPlay
But then how could they sell you a power bank?
Dougamer
Your idea of how much tech giants actually care about customer choice is severely inflated.