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Re:Show HN: We put an iPhone on the front wheel of a car by jacquesm on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @05:40PM (#7907183)
The very fastest fastballs are ~100 MPH. So 260 is not 'a little less than you can throw it', what will happen is that it will get dislodged on one corner, do a partial spin and then come flying at you (if it doesn't break up before that).

I'd really hate to be hit with anything at 260 MPH, especially not with a phone. Those things are hard!

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Re:Show HN: We put an iPhone on the front wheel of a car by Retric on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @06:27PM (#7907423)
That's why you want something that functions as a Shear pin. Basically, you don't want to have it attached in such a fashion that it could gain those kinds of speeds.
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