{"id":1599,"date":"2012-08-27T14:38:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T14:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1599-3d-printed-iphone-case-vs-nyc-subway.html"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:48:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:48:55","slug":"3d-printed-iphone-case-vs-nyc-subway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printed-iphone-case-vs-nyc-subway","title":{"rendered":"3D Printed iPhone Case Vs NYC Subway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just how tough are Shapeways 3D Printed iPhone cases? Tough enough to protect an iPhone against New York City subway tracks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:26294 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3dprintediPhonecasevsNYCSubway.jpg\" title=\"Shapeways 3d printed iPhone case vs NYC Subway\" alt=\"Shapeways 3d printed iPhone case vs NYC Subway\"><\/p>\n<p>Shapeways Senior UI Designer, Anthony (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/loosetony\" target=\"_blank\">@loosetony)<\/a> Cangelosi put his <a href=\"\/blog\/archives\/1249-Sound-You-Can-Touch!-3D-print-a-custom-iPhone-case-with-your-favorite-sound-from-SoundCloud.html\" target=\"_blank\">3D Printed Vibe iPhone Case<\/a> to the ultimate test when he&nbsp;dropped it (and his iPhone) into the subway tracks in New York City. Soon after dropping the iPhone into the dark, dirty, rat infested tracks along came the subway train, scattering the rats and Anthony squeezed his eyes shut in anticipation of seeing the destroyed iPhone when the train had passed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When the flying particulate grime had cleared, Anthony was somewhat amazed to see his iPhone and 3D Printed Case,&nbsp;separated&nbsp;but both intact down in the dark depths. &nbsp;He summoned an MTA employee who told him to come back in an hour when someone would be able to&nbsp;retrieve&nbsp;the phone for him&#8230;. After another hours of trains, rats and grime, the iPhone and case was recovered from the tracks, the MTA employees put the 3D Printed iPhone case on (backwards), and Anthony&#8217;s phone still worked perfectly&#8230;. Phew.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:26329 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3dprintediPhonecasevsNYCSubway_2.jpg\" title=\"Shapeways 3d printed iPhone case vs NYC Subway\" alt=\"Shapeways 3d printed iPhone case vs NYC Subway\"><\/p>\n<p>Once Anthony had taken the case off and put it back on properly, he noticed a small crack on the inside corner, either from the impact from the drop, or from the MTA employee putting the case on backwards. &nbsp;Either way, the iPhone was unscathed, no chips, no cracks, no rat droppings, no problem.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get your own 3D Printed case to protect your iPhone, why not <a href=\"\/blog\/archives\/1598-Learn-to-3D-Model-Your-Own-iPhone-Case-with-Inventor-Fusion.html\" target=\"_blank\">learn to design your own<\/a>, customize <a href=\"\/creator\/thevibe\" target=\"_blank\">a Vibe<\/a> or choose from <a href=\"\/search?q=iPhone\" target=\"_blank\">over 600 iPhone related designs<\/a> in the Shapeways gallery&#8230;.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just how tough are Shapeways 3D Printed iPhone cases? 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