"xBox is bulletproof!!!"
- Thread starter Wunderchu
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Ok, now I'm just scared... 
direkt link to the story:
Xbox deflects real bullets
Irate Marylander shoots his roommates' console, but the 9mm round fails to penetrate its casing.
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6084935.html
Xbox deflects real bullets
Irate Marylander shoots his roommates' console, but the 9mm round fails to penetrate its casing.
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6084935.html
Chryz,
The bullet did NOT PENETRATE, which is not the same as DEFLECTED. Think about it, how can you disable the console if the bullet never broke through the casing? Besides, the guy's being charged with destruction of property, so the bullet went inside alright, that's for sure.
(Those gun-crazy Americans... *shakes head* Why does this not surprise me at all?)
Dio,
Harddrives are made of very thin platters of aluminium set in a die-cast aluminium housing with a sheet metal aluminium cover and a circuit board on the bottom side; very soft materials. I wouldn't count on one stopping a 9mm bullet. Maybe if you have a SCSI drive with lots of platters, but then again, some drives actually use glass platters, so...
If I were Clint, I'd put my faith in solid iron.
*G*
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The bullet did NOT PENETRATE, which is not the same as DEFLECTED. Think about it, how can you disable the console if the bullet never broke through the casing? Besides, the guy's being charged with destruction of property, so the bullet went inside alright, that's for sure.
(Those gun-crazy Americans... *shakes head* Why does this not surprise me at all?
)Dio,
Harddrives are made of very thin platters of aluminium set in a die-cast aluminium housing with a sheet metal aluminium cover and a circuit board on the bottom side; very soft materials. I wouldn't count on one stopping a 9mm bullet. Maybe if you have a SCSI drive with lots of platters, but then again, some drives actually use glass platters, so...
If I were Clint, I'd put my faith in solid iron.
*G*
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This quote was acually just copy'n'pasted from the gamespot siteGrall said:Chryz,
The bullet did NOT PENETRATE, which is not the same as DEFLECTED. Think about it, how can you disable the console if the bullet never broke through the casing? Besides, the guy's being charged with destruction of property, so the bullet went inside alright, that's for sure.
(Those gun-crazy Americans... *shakes head* Why does this not surprise me at all?
Oh, you mean like the standard .5mm or less RF shielding, or actually armor thick enough to warrant transportation in this class:
?
If so, I'm kinda impressed, but still more convinced the metal you speak of is nothing that would keep out a 300-ish m/s bullet.
*G*
If so, I'm kinda impressed, but still more convinced the metal you speak of is nothing that would keep out a 300-ish m/s bullet.
*G*
Hehe. Classy pic!
Are Xboxes cheaper than kevlar vests? We might see some changes to the budget-conscious police departments soon...
Are Xboxes cheaper than kevlar vests? We might see some changes to the budget-conscious police departments soon...
Must be what the Xmen use as uniforms...
ok now that was reaalllllllyyyyy bad..... sorry...
ok now that was reaalllllllyyyyy bad..... sorry...
And now for the obligatory PS2 knock:
You wouldn't HAVE to shoot a PS2 with a pistol...! Just wait long enough and it will break on its own.
You wouldn't HAVE to shoot a PS2 with a pistol...! Just wait long enough and it will break on its own.
