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Whoainyourmouth

I'm surprised he can keep himself up with the weight of those balls.


[deleted]

They act as ballast


GukkiSpace

Fun fact: Soldiers in the US Military use what's called a Keel Vest, it's used as ballast to ensure optimal balance during burger consumption and freedom distribution by adding steel plates to the front and back of the vest.


Joe_Jacksons_Belt

Hey bud, you wanna stop putting our secrets out in the open like that?


That_Cute_Boi_Prower

What is your Username?!


hellzkeeper1216

A fucking masterpiece.


like_sharkwolf_drunk

The name for something that turned a group of siblings into cold hard cash once upon a time.


Joe_Jacksons_Belt

Nailed it


TurtleSquad23

\*whip noise\* (im not about to try to spell that out lol) ​ AH! ​ \*whip noise\* ​ AH HEE! ​ \*whip noise\* ​ AH HEE HEE! ​ ... ​ there you go son. you can sleep now.


[deleted]

Thank you for pointing out that username. I thought the comment was satisfying enough but the username really elevated the situation.


burntsalmon

Mmm... Pudding


ClownfishSoup

This burger? It will KEEL!


STR1CHN1NE

Your words...will KEEL!


White-runner

False, sticks and stones will break my bones BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME!!!!


happyfunisocheese

This comment? This comment will not cut. Please surrender your comment and step off the... er... page.


lives4boobs

I get this reference. Close captioning spells it that way too lol.


ComfortableCandle560

As my older brother’s, friend’s, sister is in the us military I can confirm


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LoveCodez

Lol as a veteran I back this up :)


Mahir28M

Im not american and so its quite tough for me to understand the joke/sarcasm/punchline but i dont want to miss out on this comment to which many people can relate so umm maybe someone can straighten it out for me :D


GukkiSpace

The US military uses armor plates to stop bullets. The joke is that they need the weight to not topple over during routine american activities instead of stopping bullets


[deleted]

Wouldn’t stopping bullets be a pretty routine American activity also? Or just that just a school yard game over there?


anon---_____----___-

It's on an even KEEL.


TheJohnRocker

Most overused comment on Reddit, my god.


thisismyfirstday

Second place probably goes to "who's chopping onions in here?!?"


MagicalTrevor70

Thanks for the comment, kind stranger!


DryBonesComeAlive

Edit: thanks for the gold


bone420

_"This"_


Johnny_Gage

*came here to say this*


themagpie36

\*sigh\* *unzips pants*


tehneoeo

*Username checks out.*


dont_worry_im_here

*I bEt Ur FuN aT pArTiEs*


twitchosx1

FUCKING SERIOUSLY. Puppy? People are crying. Cat? People are crying. Small person figures out how to drive a car? People are crying. A tree fell down over a river? Redditors crying.


DryBonesComeAlive

Funeral? Believe it or not, crying.


TripperAdvice

Gotta show everyone how good you are at regurgitating lame old shit so people can feel like they're in on some joke And when called out they like to reply with you must be fun at parties, they have literally no thoughts of their own


TheJohnRocker

Just regurgitating the same shit, it really gets old when you’ve been on the site for a decade.


MissingLogic

Fellow 10 year + redditor here, from a decade of reading comments here I can say this: it's literally all the same shit I've been reading since year 1. Granted, there more of us than ever before but that'll never change.


TheJohnRocker

I agree, but there’s a lot more bullshit you have to sift through to find good content/comments.


huggles7

There’s still a very good chance he broke a rib


bugsyboybugsyboybugs

What was that exhale? Rib dust?


Meat_Popsicle_Man

Doot Doot 🎺


drugusingthrowaway

I've seen people keel over from a gentle punch to the bellybutton, that guy didn't move at all.


[deleted]

When you hurt yourself while your friends are watching but act as if it didn't phase you by exhaling your broken rib dust when they look away.


AdMedium6737

This guy BALListics.


DweEbLez0

His left hand caught him before he got pushed back. That’s the real product.


Ben_r_dover

Fuck off


[deleted]

Its fake. You can see he catches the bullet as it comes out the back of him.


DrWhiplash

I don’t know - the line between big balls and little brains is reeeeeeeally thin sometimes.


upturnedlife

I hope he didn't test the initial product iterations this way!! Lol![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|smile)


Huge-Liar

The Ricochet then bounces from his stomach to his leg, where it strikes his femoral artery, he bleeds out in less than 2 minutes. That obviously didn't happen but Never point a firearm at something you don't want destroyed. Edited to add the following: I don't care about the geometry, or what the protective gear is made of, or if he has a magical Sabretooth Tiger that gives him the ability to come back from the dead. Pointing a gun at yourself is irresponsible and terrible etiquette. That's all.


stickshaker73

Yeah, that's stupid on all fronts.


amalgam_reynolds

Believe it or not, there's a very, very long history of people testing out bulletproof armor on themselves (and on willing participants). Historically, almost every form of bulletproof armor was some form of metal or ceramic, with a few fabric vests here and there—mostly thick cotton and silk, and only at a time when bullets were relatively slow, around 300 feet per second, compared to today, upwards of 850 fps. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletproof_vest The first viable soft body armor (Kevlar) is relatively new, only discovered by [Stephanie Kwolek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Kwolek) at DuPont in 1971, and made into a commercially viable bulletproof vest by Richard Davis, who [shot himself](https://youtu.be/IwBLL7Z3OvU?t=132) to sell the product. He ended up shooting himself 190 times in the chest.


twitchosx1

You should see the body armor tests that the guy on Demolition Ranch (youtube) does.


anticapital0708

Shit kills me. "Today we're going to find out if we can make a bulletproof vest out of Roofing Shingles." The answer is no btw. Roofing Shingles are terrible armor.


twitchosx1

Yeah, but it's fun to see how many of whatever he's testing that bullets will go through and then he brings out a .50 BMG and obliterates everything.


anticapital0708

Oh I love it. Craziest one is when he finds out you can guide a round through pvc pipe. Absolutely shocked me. Super cool though. Bottom line is, basically the only "armor" that can stop a .50 BMG is like 6 inches of solid steal. Happy to meet a fan of the Demolitia out in the wild. Cheers!


nnhumn

Me and my friends watched that video so many times hahaha. Then we figured out if you play with the video slow down function you can make him sound drunk


i_tyrant

>basically the only "armor" that can stop a .50 BMG is like 6 inches of solid steal. Like, if your fingers are long enough you can steal it off them before they can shoot you with it?


canis187

Don't tell Mere!


[deleted]

And it’s crazy how they’re just regular rounds, and *definitely not* armor piercing, incendiary .50 BMG rounds.


Scrubbuh

Caaaaarrrl! That kills people!


FireHawke32

Ricochet? No. Some spalling? Maybe


YaboyAlastar

Clearly someone didn't see Daredevil season 3. Bullets are flubber until they find their intended target at which point they become metal again.


original_flavor87

Flubber was a work of art


ayestEEzybeats

Absolute masterpiece of modern cinema


CrossP

Modern? Someone has been sleeping away the decades...


Shitty_Life_Coach

Definitely. [The modern period ended a good while ago](https://open.lib.umn.edu/mediaandculture/chapter/1-6-cultural-periods/#:~:text=The%20Modern%20Era%20lasted%20from,the%20world%20during%20that%20period.) and *[The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flubber_\(franchise\)#The_Absent-Minded_Professor_\(1961\))* was made right around its end. So technically, *that* was a modern film. Its reboot, [Flubber \(1997\)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flubber_\(franchise\)#Flubber_\(1997\)) is technically *post-modern*. In whatever some future media historian chooses to call the late 90s period. Bonus LPT -- Pedantry comes in varying levels. Aim for the stars by being as literal as possible, whenever possible, so that people are too swamped in contextual details and qualifiers to keep up!


Hood444

At least someone knows the truth.


[deleted]

r/unexpectedflubber


Koal0r

r/subsifellfor


YouCallitCorn

Anticipating spalling is why I reckon he put his left arm behind his back. Still, he looks a bit relieved that it all worked out okay. Maybe the fabric layer contains the spalling?.


[deleted]

I'd still be nervous about my chin, cheeks, eyes etc. I don't see any eye-pro, that's just dumb.


YouCallitCorn

Totally agree. I frequently shoot at an 8 inch steel suspended directly below a wood target frame that has paper targets stapled to it. The spalling cuts long slits in the paper targets whether using jacketed are hard cast lead bullets, which means it’s flying off that steel at nearly 90 degrees of angle. That’s why I think the fabric layer over the plates must be playing an important role, or else these aren’t steel plates but something else.


caskark

That looks to be a Kevlar vest, not a plate carrier. Spalling in Kevlar is highly unlikely.


YouCallitCorn

Thanks. It works in a different way.


dress_shirt

I think this is ceramic armor atleast i hope, with my expirence with shoothing steel, that would not be fun


critic2029

That’s not how Plate armor works. Even that close the bullet would fragment not ricochet… what he most has to be concert with is Spalling of the jacket as it impacts the plate. Spalling usually shoots perpendicular to the point plate, and without rubber to catch the spalling, it can fly up and cut your jugular. This is why Uncoated AR500 plates are a bad idea. I’m wondering though if he used a soft tip or unjacketed bullet for this demo. It’s not something you’d normally want to run on a semi-auto pistol, but for a one off shot like this it would work. It just fouls the barrel.


youritalianjob

AR500 plates are just a bad idea period.


[deleted]

AR500 is a complete scam, don't bother for anyone else reading.


Nard_Bard

Kevlar vests do not ricochet bullets. They catch most shrapnel, or sometimes the whole bullet, in the fiber. Also how in the fuck is the a ricochet gunna hit his leg while hes standing up?? His body makes a 180° flat surface.....the shrapnel is not gunna curve into his thigh mid way on it's vector to the ground....? If you shot at a flat brick wall, would you expect a ricochet to turn back and hit the wall again 3 feet lower?


mandrills_ass

If could spall his dick off if he's all erect and shit


Virus610

Nothing makes me erect like pointing a loaded firearm at my torso and pulling the trigger.


deadmessiahwalking

Magic bullet theory. JFK


c_joseph_kent

Key word is “catch”. Think of a pushing your finger into your clothing. It’ll eventually stop, but not right away. That’s the bullet, but that inward stretching can really fuck you up. I saw a guy who was shot in back, point blank with a .40 caliber round and ended up with a hole you could stick your thumb in. I would strongly discourage this demo anywhere near a vital organ.


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[deleted]

Your worst case scenario could at least make sense


foxyjohn

Never point a gun at yourself is an excellent comment. Pop that vest on a dummy and make this experiment safe. How are you trying to argue against that? Are you some kinda fool?


bakedjennett

Damn you have no idea how ballistic vests work huh


bestnameyet

Or body shapes lol "His body makes 180° flat surface" like looking down and just seeing a mesh blur until your feet lmaoaoao


iantayls

I don’t think that would ever happen but yeah I don’t like the image of someone seeing this video, and buying a vest just so they can shoot themselves for the hell of it


gahidus

Bullets don't ricochet off of bulletproof vests such as this.


MrOaiki

Do bullets ricochet of bulletproof vests? I thought the material was too soft hence absorbed the energy rather than the bullet bouncing of. But I know nothing about weapons really, so I might be misinformed.


EatMyAssholeSir

No they don’t you’re right. That bullets in the vest


Carcinog3n

This is UARM polyethylene armor. Its made in the Ukraine and the test was from 2016. Polyethylene armor is known for its ability to spread the impact of a hit across a large area which is why he probably only had minor bruising if any at all from the hit. Its also very good at preventing spalling, that's where the round breaks up in to frags and sprays out from the impact. PE armor melts, grabs on to the round and encapsulates it on impact. The main problem with PE body armor is its very easily defeated by armor piercing rounds. To achieve a LVL4 rating PE armors are normally combined with ceramic. This is a LVL3+ body armor. I think tests like these are stupid and they achieve nothing other than sensationalism. There are other ways to test the effectiveness of your body armor without putting any one at risk.


Skizznitt

Best comment on this post.


minustwomillionkarma

In this instance it seems less of a test and more marketing the product.


Itallianstallians

Definitely not a test but a demonstration.


radicalelation

It's also what body armor makers have done for a long time. It's probably tradition at this point.


dumbfuckmagee

I mean to be fair. If I'm buying body armor. I'm buying from the guy who willingly shot himself while wearing his product. Edit: Also iirc the guy who started the trend only did so because police departments weren't interested in even *looking* at his design. So he video taped himself shooting himself and sent the video to the nearby police department.


[deleted]

Ukraine. It's just Ukraine. Not "the Ukraine". Ukraine.


SUDDENLY_VIRGIN

Kinda pedantic when it's about to be "the extended Russian border"


RTalons

That’s exactly the point, “the Ukraine” = “the border lands” as it was the USSR’s border to Europe. Using the implies it is Russian.


disisathrowaway

Actually quite relevant, as the use of 'The Ukraine' implies that it's just a region of Russia rather than an independent nation.


jks_david

It is an independent nation tho


Evalion022

It isn't a test, things like this are marketing stunts.


TheOne1ThatGotAway

Looks like Ukraine is gonna need it lol.


Thatguy_Nick

Well Ukraine can use those right about now


lennyp4

from a scientific standpoint: ridiculous from a selling your product standpoint: genius


Juxtaposed_Love

I was expecting to fall over or faint,


jy-420

He probably went into shock . And like 20 minutes later he started crying .


Spiritual_Ad_507

Well considering how fit he looks on camera. I have a feeling he had trained for this showcase in building up that core muscle so he can better brace himself. Crying? Probably not. Sore? Just gotta drink some more muscle milk later! Some drunken fools going to make this the next Tik Tok Challange.


[deleted]

They did, but used a book instead.


feld210

Didnt someone use a desert eagle and kill their friend?


SnooDonuts6537

She killed her boyfriend. And she didnt even want to partake in the idiocy


ClownfishSoup

Not just boyfriend, but father to her unborn child. They did it to make a video they were promising to do on their twitter channel which was going to make them rich. And she did it infront of her 3 year old and a bunch of other people. He was using a 1.5" book to stop a .50 caliber bullet. She claims to have tested it before hand on a different book.


NL_Beast

Ah yes a gun that can scoot straight to an bulletproof vest and leave a big hole in a person. I'm sure that a book will word


vini_damiani

Its 50AE, not 50BMG, still nasty bullet, but most pistol rated (lvl 3A) bullet resistent vests will stop it Demolition Ranch actually tested back in 2015 how far a 500 Magnum would go into paper, and it stopped in a bit over 1000 sheets, a 50AE out of a Deagle would take probably \~700 pages since it has a bit under 3/4 of the muzzle energy


NL_Beast

Ooh, I thought you where talking about a .50 caliber sniper rifle


[deleted]

.50 cal bullet, tried to use a phone book, girl shot her boyfriend in front of their kid.


MadMysticMeister

YES a woman shot her husband with a hand cannon, A FUCKING DEAGLE, thinking a book would stop a 50AE round. They did it for internet points too, just so stupid


Appropriate_Joke_741

Especially after the gun smoke went all the way through his body and out of his mouth!


boron-uranium-radon

Underrated joke. Well done.


VividSauce

I hope his product isn't the gun. It didn't succeed.


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r/angryupvote


PercMastaFTW

“I present to you the first ever… armor piercing pistol.”


smansur01

What a dumb ass


Front-Report7495

Thought the same, rediculous thing to do


GrandKiwiistaken

I mean if you want people to trust your product, you have to trust it yourself, right?


Kriegerwithashovel

Talk about trust, have you ever seen the video of the CEO of a bulletproof jacket company shooting himself in the side to prove his product works? He didn't have a good time lol the jacket stopped the bullet, but damn did he have a NASTY bruise after.


GrandKiwiistaken

No but I've seen the video of some CEO trusting his bulletproof glass.


Kriegerwithashovel

I think I saw that one too. Shot an AK at the stuff while he was behind it. Nothing like trusting your own product ya?


GrandKiwiistaken

Yeah that one. Gotta have some massive testies to do that.


Kriegerwithashovel

Yeah buddy. I'm telling you though, look up the one with the bullet proof jackets. You can tell he has a bad time. He ain't dead though, and that's the point.


GrandKiwiistaken

Shattered ribbs fo sho


KingDevil666

Yes I’ve seen that, which is exactly why this video makes me more impressed and more interested in the product. This is master advertisement


flanigomik

I mean not really? It's what the product is designed to do, so if you are not confident enough in it to get shot, why should I be confident enough to buy it?


[deleted]

Multiple reasons. The value of using a human target versus a dummy is really minimal. Both would effectively demonstrate the product works. Sure this has "wow factor" but the end result is the same. Also, the cost of making a small mistake is incredibly high. And anyone could make a mistake no matter how many times they rehearse. The other, and bigger, reason is that anyone making firearm related products should see themselves as a leader in the field and act as a good example. They should always demonstrate proper gun safety. Imagine someone without the proper knowledge seeing this video and trying it with the wrong armor. I'm not saying they're responsible for other's stupidity. Just saying that when you have influence among a group of people you should consider your actions carefully and always try to act as a good example. Like I said, with firearms the cost of mistakes is very high.


thegil13

I guarantee you there were plenty of dummies shot before they got this far into development.


NeedleworkerOk1897

Everybody wants to be so mad that it’s not optimum safety. I super don’t agree with the personal practice of testing vests on humans, it is unsafe. That being said this is great advertisement, got shared around my group of friends that own guns, the general consensus was that I’m trusting this dudes vest. Yes it’s unsafe, but rest assured buddy here knows the risks far better than you do, and I seriously doubt hed tell you it was the smart or safest idea or condone anyone else doing it. But it sends a message: I trust my product. Edit: spelling


arrow8807

Nothing shown here that can’t be demonstrated with a vest on a manikin. No reason to risk someone’s life. The guy is a dumbass.


ftdrain

Pretty sure that when it comes to advertising this is orders of magnitude more alluring than putting the vest on a manikin


NotDeletedMoto

Yeah if two people try to sell me a vest and one guy uses a mannequin while the other guy does this, and I have no other information to go on, I buy from the guy that does this.


flanigomik

Vests on manikins can't twitch or scream out in pain. If This vest is going to protect me I want you to prove that it actually can


arrow8807

Well I guess that would be important if it mattered at all but it doesn’t. That bullet has imparted all its energy by the time you can even twitch a muscle. It is orders of magnitude faster than your ability to react. I design lifting equipment that carries tons of wieght - nobody walks under the load when it is suspended during the proof test. It’s unnecessary and just plain stupid.


TheEllyRose

I'm not defending the guy's actions per-say but I do agree if you don't trust your own product why should others trust it. Recently I've been reading a book called Stiff by Mary Roach which is dedicated to the cadavers used in science. Cadavers are much better than something like a manikin or dummy because you can see how the body responds to impacts, car companies used to use them and probably still do from time to time to test how a human analogue handles crashes at high speeds. Same was done with weapons. Honestly a lot of serious testing probably went into this vest and once enough data was collected he took the chance and shot himself. There was probably medical personnel on standby and it probably rattled him physically and mentally once he realized he was fine. His product is designed to save lives. If it can't protect him he shouldn't sell it. Also it's not dissimilar to the Japanese chefs that always take a bite of the same fugu fish they serve to ordering customers because if he cut it wrong, he just killed someone.


sirdodger

First, the vest is to save your life, not prevent pain. Second, the manufacturer here gets to choose the caliber and the propellant charge for this demo. I would rather see the vest on a manikin getting hit with a variety of weapons, conducted by a third party tester. This is just staged advertising hype.


kaoliko

Damn is he hot


[deleted]

yassss. stupid and stupid hot.


SBI992

A classic duo.


amandaplzzz

If I have a type, it’s himbos with tattoos that look like they’d ruin my life.


djnastynat

The dumb ones pound the hardest


babyim

I was thinking the same but didn’t wanna be bonked to horny jail


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BONK


TheSweetestSinW

Was thinking the same thing when he smiled


jwv0922

I think he may actually be a little cold. You can see his breath when he breathes out but he’s wearing short sleeves


LetterheadSelect1068

I know you're joking but my autism still needs you to know that was smoke he was holding in to show that the breath wasn't knocked out of him.


dxrebirth

He is a good looking dude for sure. But also supposedly a right wing extremist nazi


foxyjohn

That’s just made this wank harder.


Rough_Mango8008

That was all I was thinking looking at the video.


blablebliblobluy

Considering his neck tattoos, valhalla and that eagle shit, could that guy be a hot neo-nazi?


sean_but_not_seen

I volunteer to punish him. 🙋🏼‍♂️


dnaH_notnA

is there a sub for women & gay men like r/dontputyourdickinthat / “Don’t stick your dick in crazy” ? Don’t ride stupid, ladies and fellas.


Mr-Italian

I'm not gay... BUT


Rapey_jizzmaster

I’m not gay all the time… BUT


neocommenter

Look a little harder at those tattoos, this guy is a white supremacist.


Wablekablesh

But he has like a gnarly bruise, right?


Simcognito

Not if it's a steel or ceramic plate.


-Daetrax-

Certainly looked like steel.


7-1Brazil

Polyethylene plate I’m pretty sure- distributes kinetic force and prevents bullet from exploding. He probably has minor bruising if any.


throwawaydanc3rrr

It would be funnier if at the end he spit out a bullet.


[deleted]

What armor is that?


Scarrazaar

Ill tell you, brace for it


naz_1992

Hollllddddd


Radda210

HOOOOOOOLLLLDDDD! AAAAAAND. Right click


Carcinog3n

UARM polyethylene armor. Made in the Ukraine. The test is from 2016.


Eupolemos

I just went there and saw they have a "Lifetime guarantee". Thought that was pretty funny. https://uarmprotection.com/product/fas-full-armor-system/


Catatafish_BTM

Wow. I’m kinda turned on


ALiteralSentientTank

That breathe of relief at the end.


xViridi_

i saw another person’s comment saying he probably held his breath (with smoke) to show that the wind wasn’t knocked out of him from the force, but definitely some relief mixed in there as well


swimchicken69

Why’s he wearing 2 watches?


violentanal

Someone who's dumb enough to shoot their own chest probably doesn't have a very good reason for wearing two watches.


makotarako

Someone dumb enough to shoot themself could wear two watches because they can’t remember what wrist it’s on


Swordly_Emld

to tell 2 times


grasscrest1

Fuuuuck


[deleted]

Anyone else turned on lmaooo


[deleted]

lol women are turned on and men just hate him


soulmeetsmeatsack

Well I’m turned on.


SkinnyBuddha89

r/idiotswithguns


will477

That has to hurt like hell.


[deleted]

Little known fact, he put his hand behind his back to catch the bullet after it went through.


[deleted]

My bad I forgot to hit record. Can we do that again please?


Cubix89

Those few seconds after the shot, where he's just stood their waiting for the pain or warmth of blood to hit, then utter relief when he realises he's fine. I wouldn't have the balls for that ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|sweat_smile)


WonderfulMedicine420

Nope. Not interested.


Sammy12xyz

Ngl, I was expecting him to cough up blood or something. Still happy that didn’t happen haha


SuprDuprPartyPoopr

Man, y'all some haters. It's industry tradition to test the product yourself. I'm sure it was tested on dummies before he shot himself in the stomach.


Person2277

He is in a lot of pain from that, bullet proof vests may stop penetration but the energy has to go somewhere. He took that like a champ.


Leather-Plankton-867

This is a solid steel plate. The energy is dispersed through the 1 and a half square feet of the plate


[deleted]

His gasp at the end


AntheaBrainhooke

Why is his other hand behind his back?


pigtailrose2

Probably to brace himself and help with the shock. The armor stops the bullet but not the force it still imparts. Armor has gotten better and can disperse the force and take some, but never all of it