aren’t “dropped,” and water doesn’t “kill” them—they’re simply the absence of light.
Smartphones might survive a fall and short-circuit in water, but modern phones can easily shatter from a high drop.
Feathers drift gently and soak up moisture, but they’re still physical objects vulnerable to wind, impact, and decay.
Every one of these is a tangible thing that can be damaged by the fall itself. Only fire remains completely untouched by gravity while being instantly undone by water. It satisfies both conditions not by strength, but by nature.
