| I've seriously shortened the lift of an i-Pod while skiing. I didn't fall directly on it (i.e., it was in a chest pocket), but it would still get knocked around when I fell. iPod's have struck me as being rather fragile -- i.e., that hard-drive isn't very well protected from knocks. The cold also killed the batteries on that thing in short order; it needed re-charges pretty often.
Now I carry a solid-state MP3 player if I need to ski to tunes. Easily replaceable batteries (cold and batteries don't mix), and no moving parts so it's pretty much immune to get whacked.
My digital camera has been the recipient of some "sudden stops" as well, but it keeps working.
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