Bang! Zoom! Straight to the moon!
Luggage maker Samsonite shot a bit of baggage as much as 130,000 feet to check its durability — and never only did the pricey roller pass its test with flying colours, the entire stunt was caught on video.
The Proxis Global Carry-on Spinner, which currently retails for $425, was catapulted toward space before descending to earth — where it crash landed in spectacular fashion, in line with footage released by the corporate.
After enduring temperatures as little as -85F, the suitcase was capable of descend from the stratosphere at controlled speeds because of a self-deploying parachute system, Travel + Leisure reported.
The video shows the product landing wheels first.
The feat was achieved in partnership with marketing agency Sent Into Space, which focuses on sending products sky-high to see in the event that they can survive the journey.
The bag is claimed to be the corporate’s lightest and hardest ever — weighing just 4.6 kilos. The outer shell is product of Roxkin, a cloth created for the brand made “recyclable, multilayered, and highly responsive material,” per T+L.
“It’s very strong but extremely lightweight, and in that weight-to-strength ratio is where the resilience comes from,” Ulliyada Bopanna, Vice President of Design and Innovation at Samsonite, told the outlet.
Sent Into Space has launched a big selection of products through the years — from blenders to Barbie dolls.
Samsonite’s instructions were easy — and daring, Dr. Chris Rose, Sent Into Space’s Head of Projects and Business Development, shared.
The brand asked him to “slam” the suitcase “right into a mountain” — and that’s what he did.
“I’m glad we could find that mountain for them,” he told T+L. “Since the footage speaks for itself.”
