Live for music
April 6th, 2007In just under three months, England will go smoke-free. No more smoking in public places. I, for one, can’t wait. But it raises a dashed sticky question…
In the past, many decent chaps were saved from dastardly bullets by having a cigarette case in their top pocket. If fewer of these chaps are in the habit of carrying such things, what is to become of England?
Fortunately, a new form of personal protection has arisen in the form of the iPod. Kevin Garrad (3rd Infantry Division) apparently had his life saved - or at least avoided a nasty injury - by carrying one of these newfangled devices.
April 7th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
I should think that the body armour that the iPod was resting on had more to do with saving his life than the device itself which was clearly penetrated through-and-through by the round. However, an AK 7.62/39 round at close range would normally penetrate anything other than the ceramic plates (approx 6″x6″) placed in body armour to cover the central chest and back; so it could well have made sufficient difference in this case.
Still, made for an ineteresting story.
Jim Keenan