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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/004037.html
| Quote: | Bulletproof iPod Saves Soldier
While the validity of this statement can be debated by many hard core iPod fans, in this one specific case it's true: The iPod really does saves lives, or at the very least, one life.
Kevin Garrard, a soldier in the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq, was shot in the chest by an insurgent with an AK-47 at very close range. A bullet of this caliber at close range would normally pierce through body armor, but this was Kevin's lucky day. He had his 20-gig iPod in his jacket pocket.
The bullet struck the iPod and slowed down the projectile enough that his body armor stopped the hot lead from piercing his chest. Check it out |
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Dale61
You can't have manslaughter without laughter.
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If you believe that, then read this:
http://havanalion.com/2007/04/08/ipod-tells-soldier-he-was-shot-the-real-story
| Quote: | The armor stopped the bullet.
The iPod was how Kevin Garrad found out he was shot. This is the real story. |
| Quote: | | He said the upgraded armor he was wearing could stop the AK-47 round. It was not the newest armor that is in Iraq now, but it was an upgrade. |
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Dale61
You can't have manslaughter without laughter.
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The original story has now been updated:
Link: Same as the one posted by Frankiboy.
| Quote: | | Kevin said that the photos are true and the iPod did take a bullet, but it didn't save his life. He was wearing upgraded body armor that easily stopped the AK-47 bullet. Kevin didn't realize he was shot and that his iPod was broken until he returned back to base. He put on his headphones to listen to music while cleaning his weapon. When the music failed to play, he pulled out his iPod to figure out why. That is when he realized the iPod took a bullet, and he had been shot. |
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