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iPod saves soldier from bullet to the chest

By squirrelbait - April 6, 2007

in Object Culture

3rd Infantry Division soldier Kevin Garrad exchanged fire with an insurgent (armed with an AK-47) within a range of only a few feet, leaving the other party dead and Garrad alive and well, thanks to an iPod in the pocket. The 20GB iPod thwarted penetration of Garrad's body armor at the site of the pocket on his left chest. It's a miracle he's alive, and he might even be blessed by the angels of portable audio! Flickr pix were spotted by an Apple engineer who's looking to get Garrad's iPod replaced.

via gizmodo

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Glenn

17 years ago

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Its not about stopping the bullet, its about slowing it down enough the the body armor can stop it.
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stiven

17 years ago

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out of context...and context is everything. C'mon you know how easy an I-pods scratches, you think it can stop a bullit?
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headphonaught

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Someone is dead... and this chap is getting a new iPod. Hmm... something is wrong with this world.
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Roger D. Parish

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During Korea, it was small, pocket bibles with metal covers. Today, it's iPods!
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