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Smartphone's save lives (Bullet stoppers)

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Today a gas station clerks life was saved by his HTC Smartphone when a robber demanded that he open the safe behind him but the clerk was unsuccessful. The Robber then fired a bullet at his abdomen, hitting the clerks phone instead. The attacker then fled the scene. 

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Original article can be found here http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/23812165/fla-police-cellphone-stops-bullet-fired-by-robber

(I did a search before posting I dont believe it has been posted before if so feel free to delete and I apologize  :P )

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Just like that Nokia :D

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Just like that Nokia :D

Nah a Nokia would have destoryed the bullet without even one atom of the Nokia getting any damage.

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Just like that Nokia :D

No, if that was a Nokia. The bullet would have reflected to the attacker and killing the attacker himself. :D

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I saw this on reddit earlier, it is pretty crazy, kind of reminds me of how the old laptops used to do almost the exact same thing. Screw Kevlar give me a 2003 thinkpad and some duct tape and im set.

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I saw this on reddit earlier, it is pretty crazy, kind of reminds me of how the old laptops used to do almost the exact same thing. Screw Kevlar give me a 2003 thinkpad and some duct tape and im set.

Maybe the US can cut some costs now lol

 

 

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Nah a Nokia would have destoryed the bullet without even one atom of the Nokia getting any damage.

No, if that was a Nokia. The bullet would have reflected to the attacker and killing the attacker himself. :D

I was actually talking about this :P but fair enough ; let's try and see an iPhone take a Bow + Arrow let alone a bullet....

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Maybe the US can cut some costs now lol

pssh have you seen our government? We will nearly strap the laptops to the vests. Cause murica

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That is a hTC EVO 3D. This is why everyone should use hTC. It saves lives.

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Luckly it hit the battery, if it had not, this article may be a darker one

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That clerk is very very lucky. Surprised the bullet didn't fragment and cause more significant damage.

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OK this is WEIRD

 

i was just remembering an hour ago about that guy like some years ago who got hit by a stray bullet and he had an htc phone in his jacket pocket

it was a red HTC phone a believe and it stopped it

 

and now this was posted

what are the odds

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OK this is WEIRD

 

i was just remembering an hour ago about that guy like some years ago who got hit by a stray bullet and he had an htc phone in his jacket pocket

it was a red HTC phone a believe and it stopped it

 

and now this was posted

what are the odds

 

There's over 7 billion people in the world.

Most have tens of thousands of thoughts every day.

Odds are probably high.

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Batteries are extremely good for stopping bullets, and it has happened before, notably laptop batteries. It was also on Mythbusters ages ago.

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I guess the shooter was quite far away otherwise the bullet would've gone straight through.

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Batteries are extremely good for stopping bullets, and it has happened before, notably laptop batteries. It was also on Mythbusters ages ago.

a battery suit... stops bullets and charges your devices while your on the go. :P

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Wow that phone is pretty strong in absorbing that much force. Great that this phone has saved a person's life. 

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I guess that phone was useful for something after all :P.

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No, if that was a Nokia. The bullet would have reflected to the attacker and killing the attacker himself. :D

You're too damn fast. -,-

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You're too damn fast. -,-

You know what's even better? It turned into a nuclear when it reflected because the Nokia's phone screen saver was Chuck Norris.

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You know what's even better? It turned into a nuclear when it reflected because the Nokia's phone screen saver was Chuck Norris.

Hahaha. Good one bro. Chuck Norris on a Black&Green screen :D

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This isn't the first time an HTC phone stopped a bullet. A few years ago, the HTC Incredible saved a guy's life too.

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