The ultimate drop test: iPhone 6 survives 100,000ft fall from the edge of space - and lands without a single scratch
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The iPhone 6 has survived a severe drop test after falling 100,000ft (30,480 metres) from the edge of space.
Incredible footage reveals the device surviving 70 mph (112 km/h) winds and temperatures reaching below -56°C (-70 °F).
The stunt was undertaken by California-based Urban Armor Gear, who sent the iPhone 6 to space in November, and has now released footage of the event.
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The iPhone 6 has survived the ultimate drop test after falling 100,000ft (30,480 metres) from the edge of space
Along with a protective case, the phone was equipped with a parachute, a balloon, a GPS locator and a rig that included two GoPro cameras.
The video, which we found by CNET, shows that the phone made it back unharmed.
This is despite a bumpy landing, which broke the flight rig, but left the phone intact.
'Our cases already meet military drop-test standards, but now we can officially say that they are space tested as well,' said Steve Armstrong, co-founder of Urban Armor Gear.
Footage reveals the device surviving 70 mph (112 km/h) winds and temperatures reaching below -56°C (-70 °F)
On the left is the iPhone before launch, and the right image shows the iPhone after landing. Despite not having a screen protector, it still managed to come out unscathed
The iPhone was protected by an Urban Armor composite case which claims to provide 'military-grade protection'.
Due to the cold weather, the silver iPhone 6 shut off and froze following launch.
But despite not having a screen protector, it still managed to come out unscathed, and was fully functional after landing.
During its nauseating descent, the silver iPhone withstood rotation speeds of 150rpm.
The flight lasted for around three hours and covered 12 miles (19 km) across the ground, having taken off from Chirk Castle in England.
PHYSICS GRADUATES SEND BURGER AND CHIPS TO SPACE
The challenge was to boldly send a burger and chips where no fast food had gone before.
And that's what two fast-food entrepreneurs managed to achieve.
Andy Shovel and Pete Sharman, the proprietors of London-based burger outlet Chosen Bun, decided to attempt the outlandish challenge in October.
The pair sent the burger and chips meal 112,000ft up and incredibly the video has now been viewed almost 89,000 times.
Writing about their reason for sending a burger and chips into space the owners of Chosen Bun wrote in the video description: 'We sent a burger and chips to space. For no good reason.'
The footage was captured on a GoPro camera and a loud bang is heard after two minutes and 50 seconds when the balloon expanded to eight metres in height.
A message then appears on-screen which states that the burger was found 32 miles from the launch site.
Along with a protective case, the phone was equipped with a parachute, a balloon, a GPS locator and a rig that included two GoPro cameras
During its descent, the iPhone withstood rotation speeds of 150rpm. Pictured is the iPhone prior to launch
The flight lasted for three hours and covered 12 miles (19 km), having taken off from Chirk Castle in England
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