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OldGreg
02-03-10, 12:42
Hmm. Wow. Thought i'd throw this report up. Not something i'd volunteer for! ~Greg

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/01/bogota.bulletproof.tailor/index.html?hpt=C1

Colombian tailor Miguel Caballero specializes in making garments that enable the wearer to get shot at point-blank range with nary an injury besides, maybe, a bruised ego. At-high-risk-of-catching-a-bullet demographics, such as rappers and politicians all over the world, rely on Miguel's handiwork. And, lucky me, when I was recently in Bogota for VBS.TV covering a few stories, I had the chance to visit Miguel's shop, learn about his protective clothing, and get shot in the gut by him. Seriously.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/01/bogota.bulletproof.tailor/t1larg.bulletproof.vbs.jpg
tracker722
02-03-10, 12:54
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John_Wayne777
02-03-10, 12:56
Yeah...I'm not letting some dude shoot me to market his body armor.
Irish
02-03-10, 13:00
Stupid is as stupid does...
tracker722
02-03-10, 13:04
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Tactical_Machete
02-03-10, 13:04
It's not the protective clothing I'm worried about, but what if Miguel is a bad shot and tends to shoot, 2" lower than POA?
:rolleyes:

In the words of another famous columbian "Pobrecito!"

Edit:
I just realized it's spiderman! He can dodge bullets!
CarlosDJackal
02-03-10, 13:05
Yeah...I'm not letting some dude shoot me to market his body armor.

Yup!! Now, I would have no problem giving the dude a chance to show just how effective his product is. :p
Mac5.56
02-03-10, 13:39
Wow. These VICE guys are really starting to intrigue me. Seems like they are doing real journalism.

But damn, that was insane. I got nervous for him just watching that.
Icculus
02-03-10, 14:34
"We have to study the aim of the user of this type of clothing..." Um, my guess would be not taking a bullet in the chest cavity.

So do the cartels get a frequent buyer discount:rolleyes:


And as I think someone above said, when did Tobey Maguire become a reporter?
JBecker 72
02-03-10, 14:43
"I shoot all my employees" :D


Wow. These VICE guys are really starting to intrigue me. Seems like they are doing real journalism.



Yeah I love their reports, the one on Liberia was nuts.
snappy
02-03-10, 15:02
The reporter does look like he may be about to crap a broken bottle. Who wouldn't??!! :eek: It's got to still hurt from the "punch", especially at point blank!
SHIVAN
02-03-10, 15:26
Yeah...I'm not letting some dude shoot me to market his body armor.

Yeah, I'm not letting anyone shoot me for any reason.

:cool:
Artos
02-03-10, 15:54
no eye protection??

friggin moron right there...
Preferred User
02-03-10, 17:55
I've seen a couple of MythBusters recently and ricochet is the thing I would be concerned about.

Bullet Proof Belt Buckle (http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-bullet-proof-belt-buckle.html)
and
Unarmed and Unharmed (http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-unarmed-unharmed/)
CryingWolf
02-03-10, 19:41
I have seen this guy before;

http://www.miguelcaballerousa.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Caballero_%28company%29
I think he really stands behind his products.