I went climbing with a friend, we did some ascenders practice (where you use aids to ascend on the climbing rope itself). I went up for about 40 meters, reached the top and then had to lift my leg to stand on the edge of the cliff, when I felt my cell phone slipping down. I didn't even hear it hit the ground... I thought to just let it stay there (it was a long walk down), but then someone from below yelled that he found it and brought it back to me. The battery was smashed but the display was intact (seems like the battery suffered most of the hit), surprisingly, when plugged back in, it still worked... A few days later I replaced the battery with a new one and continued working with that phone for quite a while. They don't make them like this any more...
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I went climbing with a friend, we did some ascenders practice (where you use aids to ascend on the climbing rope itself). I went up for about 40 meters, reached the top and then had to lift my leg to stand on the edge of the cliff, when I felt my cell phone slipping down. I didn't even hear it hit the ground... I thought to just let it stay there (it was a long walk down), but then someone from below yelled that he found it and brought it back to me. The battery was smashed but the display was intact (seems like the battery suffered most of the hit), surprisingly, when plugged back in, it still worked... A few days later I replaced the battery with a new one and continued working with that phone for quite a while. They don't make them like this any more...