RE: Accidental drop test...
I dropped mine last year, it landed soft as a feather rolling forward as it hit and just laying itself down. You were fortunate, I know a guy who fell asleep this year and didnt wake up tull he was hiing brush on his decent, he was fortunate only 8 staples and tons of stitches to fix him. He pretty muck ripped his forehead and scalp off.
Scary....be careful!!!