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iPod = the new body armor
We all know that the iPod can play movies, tv, shows, games and music, but Apple nerds will now be adding life saver as a new functionality to the device. A U.S. soldier was struck by a bullet in Iraq, but the bullet failed to completely penetrate his body armor because it struck the iPod first. Here's the story over at Flickr.
My wife'''s uncle works in a military hospital and told me about this. Its pretty amazing. Kevin Garrad (3rd Infantry Division) was on a street patrol in Iraq (Tikrit I believe) and as he rounded the corner of a building an armed (AK-47) insurgent came from the other side.
The two of them were within just a few feet of each other when they opened fire. The insurgent was killed and Kevin was hit in the left chest where his iPod was in his jacket pocket. It slowed the bullet down enough that it did not completely penetrate his body armor. Fortunately, Kevin suffered no wound.
I thought it was a great story so I posted them here.
UPDATE 04.05.07:
I just got an email via flickr from an engineer at Apple. He showed the photos around the office and want to help get the guy a new iPod. So it's looking good that it will be replaced.
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whoa. that's a great story. i wonder if he was listening to anything at the time.
Anthony
Hmmmmm... let's just call bull********** on this little exercise in iPod pR shall we? Thank the body armor - that's what saved the man - the iPod wasn't even a blip on the bullet's radar screen. Logic, please. It's not too much to ask for is it?
J.P