Man realises live demos are a bad idea - 2019
4 years ago by whacky · 259 Likes · 3 comments · Trending
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texasranger
· 4 years ago
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Honestly as long as the projectile didnt enter the cab I consider that a successful test.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
Pretty much. There are all these sorts of misconceptions about what “armored” or “bullet resistant” etc. mean. It doesn’t mean something’s invincible or immune to damage or physics- and there are levels of protection- I mean- to get the type of armor that’s going to withstand a high caliber centerfire cartridge or repeated hits from an intermediate or even small caliber round you’re talking about many inches thick and doors weighing hundreds of pounds each- or cutting edge defense tech.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
The level of protection at stopping incursion was higher than what normal automotive “safety glass” is capable of and more than most people will ever need. But regardless- “armor” of a specific type tends to work against a threat it is designed for. A “bullet resistant vest” doesn’t generally offer much of any stab protection- the threat from a bullet and the physics behind it are different. So a ball bearing, a hammer, etc. etc. isn’t a failure unless you engineered your armor to stop those threats or they have the same physics models as the threat you intended to stop.
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