As from an earlier email to Paul - my flip-flop went under the step, foot went over the step and hence my body and the empeg went straight into the rest of the steps.

I'm not sure exactly why it broke - my best guess would be that the display was moved by the shock and hit the bottom of the case and cracked. It's some thick glass to break - but in the end, it's still broken.

Deceleration trauma indeed.