Man survives shotgun attack after his iPhone takes brunt of blast

ITV Reports ^ | May 22, 2015

[Dr. Sivana]

And it was the cheap plastic one at that! I hope he has AppleCare!

[Swordmaker]

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[9thLife]

Duggan’s actions that night were extreme and shocking – the victim went outside to speak to the group about the fact they had turned off the water supply resulting in the defendant shooting him with a powerful weapon.

Good God!

[MileHi]

Good thing that was birdshot

[rockinqsranch]

Mr. Duggan has “NUTCASE” written all over his face doesn’t he.

[FunkyZero]

something doesnt seem right about this. was he also wearing a really thick overcoat or something? That’s not a .410 we are looking at and i’ve never seen a shotgun blast not penetrate flimsy gauge tin like that... and looking at that pattern, it was really close range too

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I sort of agree.

This is a good post, but a bit suspicious due to the things you point out.

[Mr. K]

What’s wrong with a 410? It will ruin your day pretty bad too...

It can also fire 45 cal bullets too, as well as .410 shot- and a 45 is a badass thing to be hit with

I love the 410 - it can be used for interior home defense without taking out structural walls

It also rid my yard of squirrels, saving me $800 the exterminator wanted (I kept missing with the 22 - i need to get it sighted in better)

[Swordmaker]

something doesnt seem right about this. was he also wearing a really thick overcoat or something? That’s not a .410 we are looking at and i’ve never seen a shotgun blast not penetrate flimsy gauge tin like that... and looking at that pattern, it was really close range too

it's not "Tin", FunkyZero, it's Polycarbonate. They make bulletproof clipboards out of one of the early polycarbonates that was a quarter inch thick for police use. I saw one demonstrated that stopped .38 Specials at point blank range back when I managed The Old Sacramento Armoury in the 1970s. Impressive. The manufacturer claimed their 3/8" thick model would deflect .357 and .44 magnums and had videos showing it being done.

These back cases of the iPhone 5C aren't that thick, but the individual pellets in the shotgun blast aren't the monolithic slug or a .38 either and individually don't carry too many foot pounds of energy..

[Kozak]

There’s an App for that...

[Swordmaker]

See my response to FunkyZero above.

[Mark17]

Does the IPhone still work? 😂

[loungitude]

The barrel was very short, reducing muzzle energy. Perhaps that contributed to your observation.

[Lx]

And then the arrested the victim for being a civilian with illegal armor...

[SpaceBar]

A fresh bitch for britain’s muslim dominated prison system.

[loungitude]

Also, it appears that the shot hit the phone at an angle..which would also reduce energy delivered to the phone.

[Noumenon]

And a low-brass round at that.

[kinsman redeemer]

There’s an App for that ?!

[MileHi]

Yeah, a good turkey load or buckshot would’ve looked a little different.