Of course, plenty of questions are raised by all this: is this a widespread problem with folks that have managed to acquire a slide-on case?

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That was certainly the case Aug. 9 when flight attendant Steven Slater open deployed the emergency slide and left the plane.

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"The Night Watch" is the only picture in the gallery to have its own "escape slide, " designed in 1934, to allow it to be swiftly moved out of danger in case of fire, or other threats.

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The basic problem seems to be with non-bumper cases, specifically ones that slide on to the phone, and the danger of trapped particles scratching the back of the phone while taking the case on and off.

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