The question of whether one is better off being naked or clothed when being shot is not so simple as it may appear. A 2013 study suggests that if one is going to be shot with a bullet, one might be better off naked. Another study, however, suggests that if one is going to be shot […]
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How Not to Poke a Stick at a Machine Gun Bullet
There are many ways to clean a machine gun. Some of those ways are better than the one described in this study: “Unusual ignition of a bullet causing hand injury: case report,” Abdul Kerim Yapici, Salim Kemal Tuncer, Umit Kaldirim, Ibrahim Arziman, Mehmet Toygar, Injury Extra, epub November 19, 2013. The authors, at Gulhane Military […]
Safety School: Bulletproof Whiteboards
“The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore announced that it is purchasing 200 [bulletproof] whiteboards from Hardwire LLC, a company based in Pocomoke City, Maryland, citing the need for a heightened sense of security in the wake of deadly mass shootings in recent years,” reports CNN. The manufacturer says its product is “now available in pink, blue, […]
Danger in the Fall: Confirmation Bullet
Investigator Don Weinshank writes: Tragically, the predictions by Incorvaia, Poulos, Jones and Tschirhart, Synergy Medical Alliance, East Lansing, Michigan (in their 2007 study “Can a Falling Bullet be Lethal at Terminal Velocity?”, reported in AIR, July/August 2012, p.11), were confirmed locally this July 4 when a woman was struck in the head by a bullet […]