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		hatsunearu on Jan 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX fligh... It probably survived because it hit soft ground and not like granite or asphalt.

elorant on Jan 8, 2024 [–]

There are also trees behind the spot so it could have landed on them and then ended on the ground.

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