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Vlogger shoots iPhones to determine bullet-stopping capabilities
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| July 1, 2015
| Ben Hooper
Posted on 07/01/2015 9:20:53 AM PDT by JoeProBono
PORTLAND, Ore.,- A vlogger (Video Blogger) specializing in Apple products shared a video to answer the question, "How many iPhones does it take to stop an AK-74 bullet?"
Daniel, the owner of YouTube channel EverythingApplePro, lined up a group of iPhones -- and one Samsung Galaxy -- to test whether the phones could deflect a bullet from his assault rifle.
"The answer to that question is five iPhones," Daniel said in the YouTube video, after shooting through the line of phones and verifying the sixth phone in the lineup was untouched.
The bullet was lodged in the fifth phone, a cheap iPhone 6 clone.
A second bullet fired into the lineup landed on the sixth phone after punching through the already-damaged phones.
The sixth phone, an iPhone 5S, was damaged, but it survived the shot and remained functioning.
"Overall, I'd say it takes six iPhones to save your life in case someone shoots at you," Daniel said.
The Samsung Galaxy survived the shots from the AK-74, so Daniel remedied the situation with a blast from a shotgun.
The badly damaged phones were then finished off with an AK-47.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: ak74; banglist; iphone
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To: JoeProBono
I have an old iPhone 3S and a 4S....I might try this with a 22LR.
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:25:26 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Gaffer
I have an old iPhone 3S and a 4S....I might try this with a 22LR.22LR?!?!?! Those are worth their weight in gold these days!!!
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:28:35 AM PDT
by
dware
(Yeah, so? What are we going to do about it?)
To: JoeProBono
"How many iPhones does it take to stop an AK-74 bullet?"
What? AK-74? did Kalashnikov design a different rifle in 1974 that I'm unfamiliar with ?
To: dware
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:30:15 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:30:50 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Falcon 105)
To: circlecity
There is an AK-74.... but this was a dyslexic typo I think
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:30:59 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: JoeProBono
Use a metal/kevlar/ceramic case and keep it in your shirt pocket.
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:31:42 AM PDT
by
umgud
(When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
To: dware
Just off hand, I’m thinking one 22LR is the new fitty cents or a dollar in the emerging dystopian market. maybe more.
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:32:46 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:33:03 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
To: JoeProBono
I shot my flip cell phone when I retired. I had been on 24/7 every day for 30 years, even when on vacation. I never wanted to hear it ring again. Ruger Redhawk 44. Blew the phone to splinters! Very satisfying!
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:33:04 AM PDT
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: circlecity
The AK-74 (Russian: Автомат Калашникова образца 1974 года or "Kalashnikov automatic rifle model 1974") is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s, by Russian designer Mikhail Kalashnikov as the replacement for the earlier AKM (itself a refined version of the AK-47). It uses a smaller 5.45×39mm cartridge, replacing the 7.62×39mm chambering of earlier Kalashnikov-pattern weapons. The rifle first saw service with Soviet forces engaged in the 1979 Afghanistan conflict.[8] The head of the Afghan bureau of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence claimed that the CIA paid $5,000 for the first AK-74 captured by the mujahadeen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.[9] Presently, the rifle continues to be used by the majority of countries of the former USSR.
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:34:16 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: Gaffer
“Don’ be givin’ him no tree-fitty!”
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:35:37 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
To: JoeProBono
"It uses a smaller 5.45×39mm cartridge, replacing the 7.62×39mm chambering of earlier Kalashnikov-pattern weapons."
Wow, that eliminates the AK's only real advantage over the AR.
To: Old Sarge
The destructive results are due to the AK74 bullet tumble. It just happened to be somewhat pointing forward when it lodged in the last one impacted. The AK74 is a superior tool tot he AK47, IMHO. The Bulgarian production 74’s are great tools, totally reliable. And the ammo is is still relatively cheap at Widener’s in case lots.
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:39:22 AM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
To: Old Sarge
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:42:18 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Does anybody think about the secondary shrapnel from the bullet shattering the body of the cell phone? And consider the environmental damage that results...
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:47:21 AM PDT
by
alloysteel
("Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement..." Ronald Reagan)
To: JoeProBono
worse than water balloons.
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:48:12 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/01/2015 10:04:11 AM PDT
by
Cyman
(We have to pass it to see what's in it= definition of stool sample)
To: circlecity
He did not approve of the adaption of his rifle to a .22 caliber center fire to compete with the M-16s .223 (5.56 NATO)
But the powers that be did
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posted on
07/01/2015 10:04:44 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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