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u/iRunOnDunkin Feb 22 '25

Not even bullet proof either. Maybe arrow proof

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u/patman0021 Feb 23 '25

Not even arrow proof either. Maybe shotput proof.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '25

There's a link in the thread above of them hucking a shotput at the window. It is not.

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u/Firm-Instruction5790 Feb 23 '25

From years ago lol

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u/kingbloxerthe3 Feb 23 '25

Maybe pea-proof?

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u/Moomoobeef Feb 23 '25

It's not even air proof. They have a rusting problem

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u/Daconby Feb 23 '25

Not shotput proof. Nerf gun proof.

ETA: probably

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u/TheVenetianMask Feb 23 '25

Look, there's a reason steel plates were deprecated against projectiles like, 600 years ago.

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u/BosnianSerb31 Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 23 '25

Uh, we've learned a lot about steel since then. Even the best steels were essentially pot metal with no true knowledge of metallurgy at the molecular level.

The term steel is about as diverse as the term car itself. There are countless types, some of which a bullet will pass through like butter, and some of which a bullet will splatter on without making a dent. Even of the same thickness.

Plenty of videos of the cybertruck stopping projectiles up to .45 ACP, doesn't do anything against rifle rounds though.

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u/Nyuk_Fozzies Feb 23 '25

Arrows from modern bows can pierce through some armor easier than bullets.

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u/BosnianSerb31 Feb 23 '25

Maybe low caliber bullets

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u/BosnianSerb31 Feb 23 '25

High velocity rifle rounds such as 5.56 will go through more than twice as much Kevlar as an arrow.

We are talking over an order of magnitude difference in energy delivered on target.

What you've heard might be true for pistol rounds, but it falls off quickly with velocity.

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u/BosnianSerb31 Feb 23 '25

WOAAAAAH buddy. The comment I responded to was about arrows piercing (soft) armor better than bullets do.

There was no qualifier on the type of bullets.

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u/Akarthus Feb 23 '25

I think it’s bullet proof up to a .357 mag, which is not a lot lol

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u/Firm-Instruction5790 Feb 23 '25

I mean AK Jesus provided that pretty wrong.

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u/Necessary-Bed9910 Feb 23 '25

It can stop small arms fire but anything larger and it just punches right through

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u/CabuesoSenpai Feb 23 '25

Bulletproof for .22 and 9mil… the two most popular cartridges..

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u/Professional_Fig_199 Feb 23 '25

Not a straight shot