trikster Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 From Gamespot.com: Xbox deflects real bullets Irate Marylander shoots his roommates' console, but the 9mm round fails to penetrate its casing. When called to investigate a shooting last Friday night, police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland found an unlikely culprit--an Xbox. The Baltimore Sun reports that 34-year old Robert Preston Kersey had grown enraged by his roommates constantly playing their Xbox at high volume. According to the police report, Kersey emerged from his bedroom at 2 a.m. brandishing an automatic pistol. Rather than shoot his roommates, Kersey took aim at the offending Xbox and fired a single shot at the console. While the bullet's impact disabled the Xbox, its thick plastic casing deflected the 9mm round, which ricocheted away harmlessly. Other than the Xbox, no injuries resulted from the incident. Kersey was later booked on two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of destruction of property. Full article can be read here. Tell me that's not the funniest thing you've ever heard. Now I know if I'm ever attacked by a shooter, I'll just hold my Xbox up in front of me and I know I'll be safe. I can see the thank-you note now..."Thank you Microsoft Inc. for developing a gaming console that saved my life!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 pimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 *thinks about convertering his into a vest* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linked Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Booked him on Destruction of Property, eh? That's intelligible, considering how the X-Box wasn't harmed :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statik1 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 HA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 LOL :laugh: I remember similar tests during the Xbox development process... somehow I knew this was coming one way or another... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 The case might have been dented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briandl79 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 What can you say.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniPi Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 I saw the thread title and thought someone had actually made a sleek looking stainless steel casing for XBox. :/ Sounds like a good story anyways. :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Finally atleast something that deflect bullets. :laugh: :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimreaper Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 hmmmm i wonder wha kinda sh1ty pistol that guy used, ive opened up my xbox and the plastic casing aint that thick even with the inner aluminum layer, i doubt it'd be bulletproof. that guys bullet or gun or both maybe defective. anyway, hahahahahhaahahhahahahahahahahahhaha SO FUNNY!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 so microsoft can use enough plastic to deflect a bullet, but can't release an os that's bug-free? hmm... :rolleyes: ;) :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrosslover Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 so microsoft can use enough plastic to deflect a bullet, but can't release an os that's bug-free? hmm... :rolleyes: ;) :happy: show me who can release a bug free os and you got yourself an argument ;) lol, yeah i know it's all in good fun and humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBlur Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 That. Is. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted December 3, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 3, 2003 He prolly shot it from an angle, so it wasn't as hard to deflect. But he did bust the xbox, jsut not the case. Didn't it say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Tell me that's not the funniest thing you've ever heard. Now I know if I'm ever attacked by a shooter, I'll just hold my Xbox up in front of me and I know I'll be safe. I can see the thank-you note now..."Thank you Microsoft Inc. for developing a gaming console that saved my life!" Its big enough, that if you ducked down, it would cover you and you would be safe! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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