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If you fall with the device, the device thinks it's falling. From the look of the speed that it opens, yes it would probably hurt if it opened in your pocket.
by gitgud 8y ago
If you fall with the device, the device thinks it's falling.
From the look of the speed that it opens, yes it would probably hurt if it opened in your pocket.
- ForHackernews 8y agoIt depends a lot on how much force the springs exert.
- emsy 8y agoPeople who downvoted you don't know basic mechanics.
- jacquesm 8y agoThey might know advanced mechanics.
- emsy 8y agoThe statement was: If you fall with the device, the device thinks it's falling. I'd like to know which laws of "advanced mechanics" this invalidates.
- jacquesm 8y agoThere were two statements, this was the other one: > From the look of the speed that it opens, yes it would probably hurt if it opened in your pocket. Which is definitely not supported by how that device has been constructed. It's not as if there are large torque servos operating those flippers, you can clearly see the mechanism is spring loaded and so the fabric will contain the device without any injury. Making the springs so strong that you could be injured is silly.
- jacquesm 8y agoNot necessarily, all it needs is for the legs to be spring loaded lightly. Anything enclosing the phone would simply stop the legs from deploying. Near an eye is a different matter though, the legs move faster than you can react to, and their shape is such that it could be a real problem. At a minimum they should be made from much softer material to begin to address that concern, and the 'top' legs (the ones most likely to deploy near your eye) should deploy after the bounce has been detected.