Amazing!
Lucky he wasn't using a shuffle or nano. 
More pictures here.
Apparently, some Apple engineers heard about it and are making sure he gets a new iPod for free.
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iPod saves life of soldier!
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Amazing!
Lucky he wasn't using a shuffle or nano.
More pictures here.
Apparently, some Apple engineers heard about it and are making sure he gets a new iPod for free.
Actually, a guy from my college was saved under similar circumstances in Iraq when the bullet hit a spare AA battery for his MP3 player (obviously not an iPod).
iPod stops bullet
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/05/ipod-takes-bullet-for-soldier/
Crazy!
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/05/ipod-takes-bullet-for-soldier/
Crazy!
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Does this mean my iPod is bullet proof? *constructs iPod suit*
They should stop making iPods thinner unless the material is stronger and more bullet proof.
They should stop making iPods thinner unless the material is stronger and more bullet proof.
Maybe we can send them our used iPods to make up for the fact that they don't have armor.
They do have armor, it is just crappy, which is completely unacceptable. Aside from significant problem I have with the message the lack of sufficient equipment sends to our soldiers fighting in Iraq, it is unbelievable to me that a military which has for so long been focused on traditional warfare, would not be equipped with the tools which would go along with traditional warfare, i.e., basic body armor, appropriate levels of armor for their vehicles, etc.
p.s. just to be clear, I am not saying this is traditional warfare in Iraq. I am saying that the supplies which go along with traditional warfare, which are in such demand right now, are missing, and that is a sorry state of affairs.
He was also wearing armor, but if it hadn't deflected off the iPod, the bullet would have pierced it.
How nice, it saved his life, AND he gets an upgrade from a 4G 20 GB iPod.
An HP iPod...kills 3 birds with 1 stone!
1) New iPod
2) One less HP iPod
3) Saves his life(should that be number 1?)
Any mp3 player could have saved his life. It's just that the iPod is so popular, there's probably around a 75% chance of an iPod being the type of player to do it.
So generally speaking, maybe mp3 players save lives.
So generally speaking, maybe mp3 players save lives.
The consensus among iPod fans seems to be that Zune is the size of a brick and weights like one, too. So obviously Zune would be better at deflecting bullets than an iPod, right?
So if you are planning on going to a war any time soon, you might be better of choosing a Zune than an iPod.
So if you are planning on going to a war any time soon, you might be better of choosing a Zune than an iPod.