Wait, what? Those are either some very benign roller coasters you are riding or some outrageous trips via plane and car.
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Apple Watch and Rollercoasters
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Wait, what? Those are either some very benign roller coasters you are riding or some outrageous trips via plane and car.
I just wanted to say I went on rollercoasters all day on Saturday and had no problem. Never did I feel the watch would fall off or something.
EDIT: I have a Sport and used the Sport Band.
Just in case anyone was still worried
EDIT: I have a Sport and used the Sport Band.
Just in case anyone was still worried
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What magnets are you worrying about? If you survive without losing all your organs, then the magnets and everything else will survive. Just how powerful do you think the rollercoaster is? How do people come up with this stuff?
I think he's talking about the magnet that holds the milanese loop together, so he's not as insane as you make it sound.
The only ones I'd worry about are in the ML or leather loop.. don't want the watch coming lose on a coaster. If the magnets are reasonably strong, I wouldn't worry.
I just wanted to say I went on rollercoasters all day on Saturday and had no problem. Never did I feel the watch would fall off or something.
EDIT: I have a Sport and used the Sport Band.
Just in case anyone was still worried
Did it count it as one step?
This.
I recently rode the Transformers similation ride at Universal in Orlando and wow. Those drops were scary. The Simpsons simulation ride was pretty good as well.
I just back from an amusement park and was wearing my Apple Watch after only having it one week. I had the sports band. I went on one of the faster rides and the sports band popped right off my wrist!!!! I've been trying to tell Apple Care that it is a product defect issue as it doesn't seem the Watch was tested in these conditions (or maybe there was something wrong with my band). Be Careful!!!! I doubt I'll buy an Apple Watch again after this experience.
I've worn my Apple Watch in environments that are fairly extreme (6+ sustained Gs during a 180 degree G-awareness turn in F-16) without anything freaking out or breaking (Airplane mode of course!) so I think you are plenty safe in the rolllercoaster.
Car and plane, yes, but I doubt a roller coaster would exceed that of a big bike. A lot of the modern 1000cc bikes will do 0-60 in about 2.5 seconds and 0-100 in about 5.5 seconds. Not to mention they can reach lean angles of 55* on track. Wouldn't even think twice about wearing it on the bike, well apart from damaging it if the worst happened, but the sensors going mental? Come on people, be real.
I just wanted to say I went on rollercoasters all day on Saturday and had no problem. Never did I feel the watch would fall off or something.
EDIT: I have a Sport and used the Sport Band.
Just in case anyone was still worried
I've made 58 skydives with my Apple Watch and a sport band and it's extremely secure. It's not going anywhere.
And in case anyone is wondering, yep, I've activated it in freefall and used it to check my heart rate.
Ok so the Apple Watch has been out for 50 days... You've dove 58 times... Uh do you happen to be one of those diving assistant people for a living? Lol
Can't see any problem for the Watch.
It can easily handle aerobatics, skydiving, etc.
Roller coaster is relatively gentle in terms of acceleration.
And I am quite sure the human body will reach our own acceleration limitation before the watch.
It can easily handle aerobatics, skydiving, etc.
Roller coaster is relatively gentle in terms of acceleration.
And I am quite sure the human body will reach our own acceleration limitation before the watch.
Top Thrill Dragster one of the wildest Coasters I've ever ridden! I just wish the ride was a bit longer. Never had my AW on it though. It was a few years back.
I wear my Sport band Mountain Biking and it's never moved. You'd have to drag your arm on something just right to release the band.
Yes, I skydive for a living. Believe it or not, I've been traveling a lot in the last month for other projects, so 58 jumps in almost 7 weeks is pretty low for me. Normally, this time of the year, I make around 90 jumps a month.
My heart rate in freefall was 74. My resting heart rate (lying down) is 48-51. Truthfully though, jumping is routine for me, so I wasn't surprised my heart rate was that low.
Just an update. I've now skydived with my Apple Watch 134 times, with speeds ranging from 110 mph to 187 mph. No issues yet.
What a wild ride - definitely the most intense coaster we've ever ridden. We haven't been back to Cedar Point in several years, I think there's like 2 or 3 new coasters. Our last ride there (i.e., we rode, left the park) was after midnight, front seats on the Millennium Force - that was pretty crazy too, dropping into almost complete darkness
That's full of badassery. You should take a photo during a jump and contribute to the "Show your Watch" thread