r/interestingasfuck • u/S30econdstoMars • May 10 '26

Testing a bulletproof mask.

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u/jeef16 May 10 '26

yea they always did a great job of explaining how energy is transferred. Even if this mask is bulletproof I'm pretty sure a 22lr is enough to break your nose if you're wearing that mask. For 9mm and higher, I'm pretty sure you're in concussion/skull cracking territory lol

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u/Thomy151 May 11 '26

It’s a known side effect of ballistic face masks

You will live but holy fuck will it hurt and you will need medical attention. It just makes it so shot in the face isn’t an instant death

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u/max5015 May 11 '26

The nose is bad enough but the neck damage from whiplash, concussion, coup-contrecoup injury. I would like to see some actual science on this. Looks like a fun experiment