WFB: In every generation, there are American men willing to push the boundaries of what’s possible at great risk to themselves. Think Chuck Yeager smashing the sound barrier in 1947, or Donald Trump shattering the Great Blue Wall in 2016. In 2019, we now know that bulletproof vests are capable of stopping five shots to the back thanks to Christopher Hicks, Charles Ferris, and numerous bottles of alcohol.
After going a few sheets to the wind, Ferris and Hicks decided to test the mettle of a bulletproof vest. Hicks fired one shot from a .22 into Ferris’s chest, bruising his fellow experimenter. That’s when things soured between the two, and Ferris, surprised by the pain, fired the rest of the clip into his buddy’s back. Read more
Crap… No Darwin award?
Industrial grade stupid right there folks.
Guns and alcohol and two stupid guys not a good idea. At least they were smart enough to be wearing bullet proof vests otherwise they definitely would have qualified for the first Darwin Award winners of the New Year.
Why would anyone need a bourbon-soaked bullet proof vest?
I’m guessing had they not worn bullet proof vests, only one would’ve been playing the game.
.22?
Short or long rifle round?
Fired by pistol or rifle?
Regardless – Stupid….just plain stupid.