We all have our morning routines. Most of the time the routine works well, but if that that routine gets messed up, even slightly, it can be disastrous. Such is the case for one Gizmodo reader who after deviating from his morning routine drove off to work with his four day old iPhone 4 sitting on the roof of his car.

I’ll not spoil the ending of the story for you, but let’s just say the story makes a strong argument as to why you should buy some kind of protection for your iPhone. [Gizmodo]