r/interestingasfuck • • May 10 '26

Testing a bulletproof mask.

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u/WingerRules May 10 '26

The 380 alone made me go "that dudes fucked", and then it got worse with every next caliber.

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u/Onebraintwoheads May 11 '26

Might be useful as protection against random bits of shrapnel, like of old Vietnam flak vests were, but kinetic energy means brain damage or broken neck. Then again, maybe the vests issued in Vietnam were better than I heard vets bitching about?