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    Ipod saves Soldier's Life



    The back of the Ipod.

    Photos sent to me by my friend Danny with this caption:

    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.

    the rest of the pics are are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiki/44...ol-appleusers/
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    One lucky SOB
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    wow the iBulletproof.. Steve Jobs supporting the troops.
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    i really doubt that an iPod can stop a 7,62 bullet at such a close range.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pascalywood View Post
    i really doubt that an iPod can stop a 7,62 bullet at such a close range.
    Work on your reading comprehension skills.
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    I'm kind of curious where he had his ipod, if the bullet struck the SAPI plate after exiting the ipod, not a very interesting story then... Just one step closer to ridding world of ipod...

    edit: after reading the captions several times over, it said that the ipod was in his jacket pocket. Either whoever typed this story doesn't have a clue, or just bad wording.
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    Where did it say that the Ipod stopped the round, and how much was the distance?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pascalywood View Post
    i really doubt that an iPod can stop a 7,62 bullet at such a close range.
    It didn't stop it by itself, it just slowed it down enough that the Vest could do its job.
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    hahahaha man, thats great. What a lucky man.
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    Ok warrante won't cover my dead batteri but It covers Bullets. This is some bs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sneeker View Post
    Ok warrante won't cover my dead batteri but It covers Bullets. This is some bs.
    Read the story.
    The word "warranty" isn't in it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by metalgolem View Post
    Read the story.
    The word "warranty" isn't in it.
    Ya thanks for the update Im joking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jurpula View Post
    One lucky SOB
    No doubt, thank you Apple...
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    Woah...MUST BUY ONE!
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    Quote Originally Posted by goat89 View Post
    Woah...MUST BUY ONE!
    buy 50 and make your self an iVest
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