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Originally Posted by HarryT
The weight doesn't really affect it - it's "g-forces" that break things and light things fall and decelerate at the same rate as heavy ones. A plastic case may, however, provide better drop protection than a metal one if it deforms on impact and absorbs the energy that way (like a bumper on a car).
If you drop it on your foot, that's a different matter. Then it's all about transfer of energy from the object to your foot, and that definitely does depend on the weight  . |
I'm just asking since I really don't know. But the force that breaks things, isn't that the force that is exerted on the object to stop it's fall that leads to the breakage? (well in this case anyways) Even though all objects will fall at the same rate regardless of it's mass (disregarding friction), it would take a larger force to stop a heavier object?