iPhone (almost) survives a close encounter with a sniper rifle bullet
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Thankfully, the iPhone had some protection in the form of the bullet-proof Marudai case, otherwise it wouldn't have stood a chance. The result after the shot? Well, the iPhone, inside its gigantic, armored case, flied a few meters away, almost falling off a cliff. Unfortunately, although the delicate glass body of the phone was intact, it still didn't want to power on, but it's not known if this was due to the impact from the shot or to its little journey to the edge of the cliff after that.
Finally, RatedRR confirmed that the Marudai case, which, by the way, sells for the whooping $665, managed to stop the .50 caliber round, although, due to some strange consequences, the iPhone itself did not really survive.
If someone's interested in this kind of extreme protection for their iPhone, they can check Marudai's website, where they can learn more about the bulletproof case or simply order it.
via: Cnet
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28 Comments
1. wendygarett posted on 03 Oct 2012, 06:13 8
meh... I'm waiting the 'will it blend' show instead :)
17. Nathan_ingx posted on 03 Oct 2012, 11:41 3
Give me the Barrett
M82A1 sniper rifle and i'll show you if the iPhone even has a ball.
9. hltechie posted on 03 Oct 2012, 07:25 3
He kept saying "It's not powering on" yet he was clicking the center button... NOT THE POWER BUTTON! Derp da derp!
Still a cool case.
10. hltechie posted on 03 Oct 2012, 07:26 0
I mean, I'm sure the phone was broken from the impact of the bullet/hitting the rock but still.
11. Bozzor posted on 03 Oct 2012, 07:50 0
Damn: a .50 cal is something that is designed to penetrate an engine block in a car at 1 km+. Very impressive that the iPhone survived external damage form the bullet and was caught out by either the rocks or by the high G force impact...
12. brock8687 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 07:54 3
useless article..... seriously guys..... how many are gonna buy a 665$ bullet proof case for a phone?? and who takes his smartphone along into the battlefield??
24. InspectorGadget80 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 21:28 0
exactly my point such a dumb ass fat ugly case.who the hell wants to protech their iPhone over themselves plus he didn't even shoot it IN THE MIDDLE of the screen such a bad shooter. plus he DON'T REALIZE the iphone is made from glass what a idiot
26. garz_pa posted on 03 Oct 2012, 23:58 1
Must be aimed for James Bond. But I'm sure Q has something much stronger that this lying around his lab..
13. RapidCat posted on 03 Oct 2012, 07:57 3
whats the point of this video? he did not shoot at the phone, only the case
16. smartandcool3 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 10:43 2
Why the hell title is little bit misleading?????
It should be "iphone case survives" not the "iphone survives", I bet that the phone case can save many other different phones, too.
Oh, I forgot I'm on a "iphonearena.com".
Anyways will you please upload any video of shooting new "icrap5", because I would love to see the "iphone5" get destroyed.
18. WirelessCon posted on 03 Oct 2012, 12:28 0
Too bad the phone still broke from the force of bullet impact.
22. Nadr1212 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 18:01 0
WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
23. InspectorGadget80 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 21:26 0
This HAVE TO BE THE UGLIEST DUMB PHONE CASE ACCESSORY yet who the hell wants to shot a damn iPad when u can burn it or bury it in water and his aiming sucks DIDN'T HIT THE MIDDLE OF IT. and the phone is CRACK LMFAO didn't think bout the phone is made from glass did ya. what a idiot. you killed your iphone give u plus 1 point for that
25. abish1234 posted on 03 Oct 2012, 23:28 1
oh pls.... if u happen to have a lot of free time.. go play maps on ur iphone 5...dont post such dumb articles....
