You're bad...that's the first thing that popped into my mind also.
I still get mad when I see that picture,but thanks for showing it.
Way back in VN we would wear a flak jacket sometimes with ceramic plates.It was heavy as heck,but it was always possible it could save your butt.
You gotta give it to them,trying to help the odds when the SHTF. I always thought that steel pot offered little protection.
Today of course Kevlar,I`m sure a tremendous improvement over steel.