Laptop Falls From Helicopter, Narrowly Misses Boy

[Marcus Yam]

Laptop bombs-away!

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[pharge]

wow... it looks like the "Toughbook 19 Rugged Tablet PC ".... man.. that thing worth more than $4350!!!!

(http://www.buy.com/prod/toughbook-19-rugged-tablet-pc-centrino-2-vpro-intel-core-2-duo-su9300/q/listingid/56599776/loc/101/212885807.html)

I am glade that kid was not hurt!

By the way,... I am wondering... since it is a rugged tablet..... can it still boot up after the drop?

 

[igot1forya]

That kid should check to see if it's still under warranty and send it in. Toughbooks cover that I think.

 

[Guest]

That kid is darned luck!

I wonder if the hospital will reward him with a new laptop because of the close call?

 

[echdskech]

wonder if a toughbook like that would've survived a drop like that if the kid cushioned its fall...

not that it's my desired scenario mind you, just wondering... =p

 

[Guest]

Maybe he'll get a Public Relations helicopter flight

 

[micky_lund]

lol...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lhapSMQiv4&feature=related

 

[backin5]

[citation][nom]etanony[/nom]Maybe he'll get a Public Relations helicopter flight[/citation]

And risk the kid falling off the helicopter when it turns?

 

[haunted one]

"Thankfully, nobody was hurt and the only reason why the hospital was called in was to retrieve the computer."

The hospital was called to retrieve the laptop?

 

[randomizer]

[citation][nom]backin5[/nom]And risk the kid falling off the helicopter when it turns?[/citation]
We wouldn't want him to hit a laptop.

I must say that going by the picture the laptop took the impact pretty well. That thing is structurally sound.

 

[nukem950]

He was almost hit. So,
Does almost mean inches or feet(or centimeters and meters if you prefer).

 

[derek2006]

Anyone else find it ironic that a laptop with life link almost did the kid in

 

[soundefx]

That is how they stay in business....

 

[Marco925]

Is anything salvageable?

 

[captaincharisma]

sounds like another person got frustrated with there cheap HP laptop

 

[mman74]

Brings a new meaning to the phrase "my computer crashed".

 

[climber]

Not such a great ad campaign for Panasonic Toughbooks, or was it "Dude, you're getting a Dell dropped on your head!"

 

[anamaniac]

[citation][nom]haunted one[/nom]"Thankfully, nobody was hurt and the only reason why the hospital was called in was to retrieve the computer."The hospital was called to retrieve the laptop? [/citation]
I would have kept the damned thing and sued the hospital!

A toughbook got destroyed, and lifelink is nearly responsible for harming a child.

 

[mardal]

ITS NOT A NEAR MISS! ITS A NEAR HIT!

R.I.P George Carlin

 

[amlman]

but, does it still play crysis?

 

[t85us]

notebook rain

 

[tester24]

How sure are we that he almost got hit hell he could have been inside then saw it hit the ground?

 

[danielmastia]

Little boy vs thoughbook, I have no doubt who'd have won

 

[Shez]

How bad a$$ would it have been had he caught it out of the air... I mean, it's far more likely if he'd tried to catch it the laptop would have caved in his cranium... but it'd be cool to attempt.

 

[DiscoDuck]

Definitely looks like a toughbook but but not tough enough for terminal velocity inpact.