There's a video on the net of a guy who put on 155 t-shirts over one another at the same time, breaking a Guiness World Record and also adding 100 lbs. to his frame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6tlw-oPDBM
This begs the question: is he now bullet-proof? Can these 155 layers of cotton fabric stop a 9mm round from hitting his body? Can it stop more?
2007-09-21 08:45:54 · 13 answers · asked by nickarcy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
A 9mm has 350 foot pounds of energy roughly - I am not convinced that 150 T-shirts would stop it - though I would say there is a VERY sporting chance it would stop a 2.2.
It will depend to some degree on the thickness of the cotton too - 155 HEAVY cotton t-shirts with a really tight weave will have much more stopping ability than 155 flimsy "meshy" type t-shirts.
Mark
2007-09-21 08:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mark T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you want to test this out on the poor guy who was so desperate to be in the Guiness Book of World Records?
Try hanging 155 T-shirts on a fence and shooting them, and see if the bullet goes through if you are that interested, though I admit it may be difficult to gather that many T-shirts. Good luck!
2007-09-21 09:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by LK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's not very a techniques-fetched. Gangsters interior the 1920-30s might positioned on assorted thick clothing earlier entering right into a gunfight because of the fact it would end the .38 particular bullet carried via police on the time. This at last spurred bullet manufactures and gun makers to enhance the .357 magnum with the slogan "It takes evidence out of bullet-evidence". And to respond to something of your question, sure, i think of sufficient clothing ought to end any form of bullet in spite of the undeniable fact that it could make you an immovable blob of 500 kilos. So why not in basic terms positioned on a Kevlar vest?
2016-12-26 21:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the muzzle velocity. If the t shirts are, more or less compacted solid, the bullet would probably pass through although would have lost power. During the war the Nazis often experimented by making prisoners stand in a line and shooting at the first one to see how many prisoners could be killed by the bullet passing through them. Generally it was four.
2007-09-21 08:55:26 · answer #4 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good question, those saying no way have probable never really shoot much. if anyone can tell me the foot pounds for a 9mm round without knowing the weight - powder - what it is fired out of is a GOD. i have four different loads in my room right now that are all different. including one that is subsonic. to many variables to give you a solid answer. next time you ask a gun question try going to sports - outdoors - hunting, at least we've shoot a lot and didn't get are info from the movies.
2007-09-21 15:17:02 · answer #5 · answered by ron s 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you serious? No way!
Even a .22 or a .17 or even a crappy .25 round would shred through those t-shirts
A 9 mm would likely go through all the shirts, through that person, through the person behind that guy with the tshirt, and again through the person standing behind that guy!
A 9mm has amazing velocity!
Don't try this unless you are going to put it on youtube.
2007-09-21 08:54:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This question reminds me of when my dad was a kid. He and his brother were interested in seing if a Bell pepper, still on the vine, could stop a BB. It couldn't and my dad sang soprano for a while. I like the idea of using an inanimate target with the requisite number of T-shirts....
2007-09-21 09:18:11 · answer #7 · answered by ponyboy 81 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how close he is to the 9mm.
2007-09-21 08:53:41 · answer #8 · answered by valet4u2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends if chuck norris is on one of the t-shirts
2007-09-21 09:24:26 · answer #9 · answered by texasnewf 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go for it, let me know how it turns out.
2007-09-21 08:53:37 · answer #10 · answered by bargod 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋