Hahaha. I actually quite like this idea. It's like Russian Roulette, only some skill involved and less personally hazardous. Would be great to play after a few drinks.

The source (Gizmodo)

If anybody anywhere actually pays money for this app, they need to seriously have their heads examined. For your $1.19 (US$0.99), you get an app that will give a readout from the accelerometer after you throw your iPhone in the air and then try and catch it.

Yes, that’s right. Hangtime encourages you to throw your mobile phone, worth at least $719, into the air as high as you can, with the hope that you can catch it on the way back down.

Raises an interesting issue - will insurance cover a breakage? The app is approved by Apple, so...

will insurance cover a breakage? The app is approved by Apple, so...

I assume apple will have some sort of use at your own risk clause buried in their T&C's.

seems like an appropriate app for an iphone

wouldn't you get the best score for dropping it?