mr_wiggles
12-13-07, 03:36 AM
get read for next semester
These bullet-proof backpacks are claimed to offer as much protection from a shooting as police armor, but at one tenth of the weight. They're aimed at kids, to protect them from all the dangers that 21st-century schooling entails. One immediate problem I see is that it will only protect you if you're shot in the back, at just the right height. Check out a video after the jump.
YouTube - Parents Want Bulletproof Backpacks
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/safe-books/ballistic-bookbag-bullet+proof-back+pack-289587.php
These bullet-proof backpacks are claimed to offer as much protection from a shooting as police armor, but at one tenth of the weight. They're aimed at kids, to protect them from all the dangers that 21st-century schooling entails. One immediate problem I see is that it will only protect you if you're shot in the back, at just the right height. Check out a video after the jump.
YouTube - Parents Want Bulletproof Backpacks
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/safe-books/ballistic-bookbag-bullet+proof-back+pack-289587.php