DVDs are still good for something....

[cnowels]

This headline just caught my eye.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080220/...letproof_dvd_3

Imagine how much safer you would be carrying BD's around in your pocket! I wonder what caliber the BD scratch-resistant coating would stop.....

[radagast]

And how many lives would a digital download save?

[love blu or go home!]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23244310/?GT1=10856

DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet, The bullet hit a DVD McRoy was carrying in his pocket. He suffered a bruise but didn't realize he had been shot. As he told a police officer what happened he noticed a bullet hole in his jacket, the shattered DVD case and a piece of the bullet.

"I was saved by a DVD," McRoy said. "How lucky can you get?"

[Irishwiseguy2006]

I wonder if it was "Bullet proof monk"

[tron3]

Originally Posted by Irishwiseguy2006

I wonder if it was "Bullet proof monk"

Ahh, good one. Or maybe something with Chuck Norris. But it hit a window first so that stopped a lot of the momentum.

Now imagine what a blu-ray disc with hard coating could have stopped.

Lucky guy though, glad to see him make it.

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by tron3

Ahh, good one. Or maybe something with Chuck Norris. But it hit a window first so that stopped a lot of the momentum.

Now imagine what a blu-ray disc with hard coating could have stopped.

Lucky guy though, glad to see him make it.

Wouldn't that be crazy if they found out blu-ray disc could stop a RPG. The US Army starts coating all its vehicles with Blu-ray discs

I could see the new motto for blu-ray disc.

"Blu-ray is great for RPGs in more ways than one!"

(role playing games and rocket propelled grenades if you didn't get the joke).

[STARSCREAM]

Incredible.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Yep pure luck. Though most firefighters don't carry dvds in their pocket while on-duty. Just happened at the right place and the right time

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Dvds are also good for B movies that don't make blu-ray

[blackhawktraffic]

Crazy that this happened, now they can says DVD's arent only for watching they are also good as bullet proof shields

[Sylin]

If it was a Blu-ray, he'd still be able to play the movie afterwards. BD's are fingerprint-, scratch-, and bullet-resistant. It's in the FAQ, I swear!

[radagast]

Originally Posted by love blu or go home!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23244310/?GT1=10856

DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet, The bullet hit a DVD McRoy was carrying in his pocket. He suffered a bruise but didn't realize he had been shot. As he told a police officer what happened he noticed a bullet hole in his jacket, the shattered DVD case and a piece of the bullet.

"I was saved by a DVD," McRoy said. "How lucky can you get?"

Good thing he isn't a supporter of downloads.

[tron3]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

Wouldn't that be crazy if they found out blu-ray disc could stop a RPG. The US Army starts coating all its vehicles with Blu-ray discs

I could see the new motto for blu-ray disc.

"Blu-ray is great for RPGs in more ways than one!"

(role playing games and rocket propelled grenades if you didn't get the joke).

Ahh, not bad. I like to play first person shooters. PREY being the last one I started to play deathmatch online. They have these little critter grenades that you can place anywhere. Someone walking by gets killed. I throw them on health packs and in places where players respawn. Killed one player via critter who respawned everyplace I had a critter. 4 kills in about a second on one guy.

My Prey player name is one where I wanted to stay with the Indian theme. I wanted it to start out sounding cool but end sounding stupid so people get pissed when they are killed by the dude with the frikken cool but nerdy Indian name. I go by "Chief Thunder Squat". Or just "Thunder Squat" for short.

[york weir]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Dvds are also good for B movies that don't make blu-ray

What about all movies the kids want to watch in the car? I didn't a blu-ray option when buying our pacifica.