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Press
Woman’s Hair Weave May Have Stopped Bullet
10:20AM Wilson Rothman | Say what? A Kansas City woman with a tight weave gets shot at by her boyfriend through a car window. Later, the cops find a spent bullet in her hair. Did the hair stop it? More »
Gadgets
$US12,000 Shirt Makes You Bullet-Proof, Smug Looking
4:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Harrods of London is now selling a $US12,000 anti-ballistic polo shirt designed by Miguel Caballero. Caballero, sometimes called the “Armani of armour” caters to clients such as Prince Felipe of Spain and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The polo, made from ultra-lightweight bulletproof fabric can allegedly protect you from weaponry ranging from a 9mm pistol to an Uzi. Sure it can save you from an assassination attempt, but judging from this picture, it doesn’t save you from looking like a giant douche. [Born Rich] More »
Gadgets
Bulletproof Handkerchief: Snot-Drenched Protection For the Discerning Pimp
1:30AM Sean Fallon | The word “gentleman” comes up a lot when talking about pocket squares, but the way I see it, only a pimp would stuff a huge handkerchief made of military-grade Kevlar into their purple suit pocket. Obviously, a square of fabric would not offer the same level of protection as a full vest, so any pimp wearing one is still taking a big risk. They can only hope that the rival pimp, john, hooker or cop that shoots them has really good aim. [Sruli Recht via Gearfuse via OhGizmo] More »
Weapons
Bullet-Proof Bras Being Issued to German Policewomen
7:50AM Sean Fallon | Policewomen in Germany are getting another layer of protection thanks to a new bra that has been secretly tested for the last two months. I never thought about it before but it makes sense that a woman could still sustain life-threatening injuries when shot wearing a standard bullet-proof vest. Traditional bras can have metallic or plastic parts that could tear into flesh when impacted with a bullet. This new version features thick pads for protection and a blend of cotton, polyester, spandex and polyamide with no buttons or fasteners. That’s all well and good, but my question is what about the guys? When are the bullet-proof boxes coming out? [Bild via Crunchgear] More »
Gadgets
Defender Hoodie: Look Good, Avoid Bullets
12:30AM Wilson Rothman | Knife-proof, machine-washable T-shirt not enough protection for you out there on the mean streets? Bulletproof backpack insert just won’t cover enough of your nice, lead-free body? Maybe you need a hoodie with 2mm of Type IIA bulletproofing, enough to stop a 9mm full-metal-jacket round at a velocity of 1,090 feet-per-second. The bad news, besides the US$600 price tag, is that the protection is only in the body, not the hood itself. Bladerunner Ltd., UK-based retailer of the Defender Hoodie, says the pullover also protects you from unspecified “lesser ballistic threats.” (Do the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune count?) The hoodie goes on sale sometime in the next month, so please, for your own sake, don’t go pissing off any mailman/lunch lady/ex-girlfriend in the meantime. [Product Page] More »
Gadgets
Rocket Launcher vs. Bulletproof Glass in a Battle for the Ages
8:00AM Adam Frucci | Here’s a question that I didn’t know I was curious about until I heard it asked, at which point I became insanely interested: can a rocket launcher break through bulletproof glass? My answer came in video form, and it’s a big fat sometimes. With thinner bulletproof glass, it gets punched through like paper, as seen above. But if you’re lucky enough to have 10cm-thick bulletproof glass, you should be OK. Well, unless you’re standing too close, in which case you might get your arm ripped off like the unfortunate dummy in the video after the jump. Thanks again for satisfying curiosities I wasn’t aware I had, internet! More »
With BackpackShield, I Could Take A Bullet for Giz
1:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | I had the pleasure of trying on the BackpackShield bulletproof bookbag insert tonight at ShowStoppers, and it was amazing. Made from 13 layers of K-29 Kevlar, this thin, lightweight plate fits in most backpacks and can stop every bullet from a 9mm all the way to Dirty Harry’s .44 Magnum. It doesn’t just deflect them, either. As you will see in the gallery below, bullets that try to penetrate the BackpackShield end up with its “fishnet” imprint on themselves. More »
