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		<title>IBM Patents Bionic Armour That Gives Humans Ability To Dodge Bullets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Fallon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, IBM has filed for a patent on tech that heightens our reflexes so that we could, theoretically, dodge bullets like Neo in The Matrix.


This &#8220;Bionic Body Armor&#8221; would continuously scan the area for incoming projectiles. If one is detected, the system would deliver a shock to the muscles causing a swift, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/02/imagesmatrix-dodge-this-small1.jpg" alt="" />Believe it or not, IBM has filed for a patent on tech that heightens our reflexes so that we could, theoretically, dodge bullets like Neo in <em>The Matrix</em>.</p>
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<p>This &#8220;Bionic Body Armor&#8221; would continuously scan the area for incoming projectiles. If one is detected, the system would deliver a shock to the muscles causing a swift, reflexive action away from the bullet.</p>
<blockquote><p>The present invention relates generally to the protection of an individual against a projectile propelled from a firearm. More particularly, the present invention relates to a body armour system and its method of use that is capable of detecting a projectile propelled from a firearm, computing the trajectory of the projectile, and moving the individual out of the path of the projectile to avoid being hit.</p>
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<p>Damn, that might actually work. I mean, think about how fast you move your hand away from a hot stove. Would that kind of movement actually be fast enough to dodge a bullet? [<a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&#038;Sect2=HITOFF&#038;d=PALL&#038;p=1&#038;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&#038;r=1&#038;f=G&#038;l=50&#038;s1=7,484,451.PN.&#038;OS=PN/7,484,451&#038;RS=PN/7,484,451">Patent</a> via <a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/02/12/ibm-files-matrix-style-bullet-dodging-patent/">The Firearm Blog</a>]</p>
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