[kianN]

When I was in high school, I got hit head on by a car while walking. It wasn’t going fast but I got thrown 1-2 feet in the air and landed hard on my backpack.

Both my Thinkpad and I (thanks to my Thinkpad) were totally fine, and I continued to use it for 4 more years.

[hahahahhaah]

Physics says the thinkpad didn't save you if it was fine.

[thesumofall]

That might be true for today’s laptops, but back then laptops had a lot more empty space to compress. Combined with a tough but flexible shell, the thinkpad might indeed have saved him!

[riskassessment]

The thinkpad shell could have undergone elastic deformation which could reduce peak force.