Bulletproofed By Cellphone

[cabinetman]

One of those lucky days.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/cus...,3036975.story
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[BobSch]

Interesting. Not as interesting as the sidebar article on cheerleaders, but still...

[BearPipes-1]

When I was a kid, I met a guy who carried a pocket Bible with him all the time. He showed me the shrapnel embedded in the thing - can't remember what he said happened, I just remember the metal chunks and him saying he was glad it was in his left chest pocket when he went into combat.

On the one hand, it seems like a strange thing to carry into battle in such a prime location (think Keenan Wynn in Dr. Strangelove: "You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do you?"), but I can't argue with the results.

[nothing]

I had an NCO that was abnormally short. He was barely 5 feet tall. During one of our patrols he had an IED detonate about 4 feet in front of him. Because of his small stature he only suffered ringing in the ears and a crease in the top of his kevlar where a piece of frag skimmed across. Had it been anyone of normal size it would have hit them in the neck or face. Not many people face a south african 155 from 4 feet away and walk away.

[tribalwind]

Interesting. Not as interesting as the sidebar article on cheerleaders, but still...

hello? did we not see victoria's secret fashion show album right next to it?
bullets may not stop that guys heart,but i think these gals would

the only story i can think of that even remotely (very) relates in my past would be the bb-gun sniper wars we had as (very stupid/crazy/insane) kids
no cells or bibles. just doubled up on jeans,thick jackets,goggles etc and 1 to 3 pump maximum/no head-shot rule, hey safety second right?LOL.
noone got 'too' hurt, the brain damage was pre-existing
later we discovered bottle rockets aimed with car antenna tubes,