Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: Unfortunately a few months ago I was in a pretty bad motorcycle accident . Fortunately I survived and so did my laptop ( it was in my backpack ) , but the casing of my laptop is fairly beat up now . It was purchased brand new 1 month prior to the accident .

Answer:

It would no longer work .



What might have happened if the laptop had n't been in a case at the time of the accident ?