G-Form, a company known for its revolutionary impact absorbing Reactive Protection Technology (RPT) offering protection for both athletes and electronic devices, has gone to the extreme to introduce its new Xtreme line of sleek protective cases. To show just how protective its thin and lightweight new iPhone 5 cases are, the company tied one to a weather balloon for the ultimate drop test, a 100,000 foot free fall from the stratosphere.

While the case sent to space is designed for iPhone 5, it can also accommodate the even more delicate iPod touch 5, which the company used for this extreme demonstration. During its travels as the “world’s smallest space capsule,” the iPod touch 5 endured -60