An off-duty firefighter in South Carolina recently took a bullet to the gut and survived -- thanks to an unlikely bit of body armor.MSNBC reports that Colleton County Fire and Rescue Director Barry McRoy was on his way out of a Waffle House over the weekend, when he encountered two men struggling for a gun. A shot was fired, striking one of the men and then ricocheting off of a window into McRoy's stomach. Luckily, he was carrying a DVD, made by one of his employees about fire extinguishers, which deflected the bullet.
"I felt something like being hit in the stomach and assumed it was the percussion from the discharged firearm," said McRoy. "I was saved by a DVD. How lucky can you get?"
If carrying around a DVD can save your life, then why not carry a bag full of gadgets -- for extra protection? It's better to be safe than sorry...
Now that McRoy's life is saved he might as well make the most of it. And what better way to do that than by clicking through our gallery of bedroom posters?
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Wednesday 20 February
By Milo
Well, that's about all HD-DVD's are good for I guess.
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Thursday 21 February
By WaterBug
I could have probably stopped it with my hand after all of that bouncing around. Just don't go giving false hope for those that might think it would stop a bullet straight on. DVD's are strong, but not THAT strong.
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Thursday 21 February
By adfadsfadfadfasdf
Sounds more like a bullet fragment hit the DVD than the bullet itself. I accidently shot through a DVD while messing around with a BB gun inside...a BB gun...spring loaded... So yeah...
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Thursday 21 February
By Tristan Brown
I shoot dvd's all the time for practice with AIRSOFT GUNS! A plastic BB is enough to go through a bb so that bullet was twirling in the air, not a whizzing, 2000 fps iron bullet straight from the gun. (Through a person, off a window, then him)
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Thursday 21 February
By Harold
How could a news reporter believe that - and publish it? Oh he thinks it news worthy and he might even think his life was saved by it. Lets test the theory on the writer, Tom Radler, after all, he believes it, he has his name on the story.
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Thursday 21 February
By ronald
the dvd dident save hi lif e the bulet ran out of power while rechocheting on the walls and so on
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Thursday 21 February
By Johnny
was it a rental and if so does he have to pay for it now?
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Thursday 21 February
By Wayne
Well that was 30 seconds of my life wasted reading that shit. Hello get a real job reporting.
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Friday 22 February
By KENDRA
NOW THATS FUNNY....BAHHH
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Thursday 21 February
By KENDRA
Wayne now thats funny...bahhhh
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Thursday 21 February
By WHY
Hey Harry Ass Man is your mother regular or a redneck hillbilly
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Thursday 21 February
By Zski
Harry ASSMAN, oh how the name fits. What college will you be shooting up to become famous because you are off your meds and mommy and daddy left you with the nanny? IDIOT
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Thursday 21 February
By Alan Hills
There was a guy on the first submarine (The Hunley - Civil War) that was alleged to have been saved by a $20 gold piece that his fiance gave him. He had it in his pocket when hit buy a Union soldier's bullet. The gold piece saved his life when it took the full force the mini-musket ball. Always held to be just a Civil War story, when the Hunley was discovered and recovered (they knew he had been one of those aboard) they found the dented gold piece and proved the rumor true.
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Friday 22 February
By Lin
Harold, and Wayne, I find it quite funny that you are critizing the author of this particular artical, That you ( so obsiovly) just read. Wayne let me correct the inncorrect facts that you put in your comments in refercence to the author of the article. You stated that he needs to get a real job, Judging from Tom Radler writing this article, One could safely assume ( without making a ass of themselves or anyone else for that matter) that he has a real job. Harold where does it state that a jornalist has to believe everything he reports or writes on or about?? A jornalist job is to report the news (whatever that maybe )and to do so without bias. Its people like you too that keep tom radler in a job by cintinueing to read the the very things you are moaning and whining about, an Seeing that you both obviously have a bit too much free time on your hands due to being on a computer posting and critizing those very authors. Maybe you could/should use tom radler as a role model and a example as to how other grown males live,an get off the pc ( don't worry you will survive the dts while being offline for awhile)and stop whining about this stuff and OMG HERE IT COMES {In other words GET A JOB!!!!!! )
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Saturday 23 February
By Jon
Breaking a plastic DVD is easier than breaking the skin!!
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