• Bubs@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    I mean, what better way to sell a new and untrusted device than to put your own trust (and life) in the product.

    Would you sell a bullet proof vest if you didn’t feel safe wearing it?

    Would you buy a bullet proof vest if its own inventor didn’t feel safe wearing it?

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        5 hours ago

        Oh 100% you’re right.

        I’d wager this wasn’t one of their first tests (and maybe not even a test at all). Looks to me like an advertisement/publicity stunt/demonstration.

        I could be easily wrong since I haven’t researched this exact event, but I think it’s safe to assume it’s more than just a test since they have cameras out.

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        3 hours ago

        Even if it does work being shot hurts like hell. Just test it on things that don’t feel pain a measure it? You could also totally die from internal bleeding even if the bullet was stopped by a vest.