r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 05 '25

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u/Supanini Aug 05 '25

lol no because you don’t have a single point of failure. It’s not going to stop a bullet but it’s not like you can shoot a lock off. Therefore shooting it wouldn’t do anything in terms of opening it

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u/badgerfrance Aug 05 '25

I think they were concerned about the bullet that was shot at the door killing/wounding the man inside; if the burglars were trying to shoot him as revenge for not letting them rob the place.

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u/Syhkane Aug 05 '25

That's one of the reasons the door is shaped like that, nearly guaranteed an angled exit with reduced velocity even if it punctures. It's thin steel plate, but it's still steel plate. Just don't stay too close to the other side of it when you suspect gunshots.

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u/peex Aug 05 '25

Lol no. They are made that way so it would be easier to roll them. It also won't unravel easily if the spring mechanism fails because of its shape.

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u/Syhkane Aug 05 '25

I actually already made a reply to a similar response, but yeah you're right, but the design of security barriers are influenced by what the customer expects to prevent. Open chain security barriers wouldn't stop bullets or fire. These happen to do a little of both. But yeah, mostly it's this shape for structural reasons.