bulletproof balloons...

[RogueUSMC]

http://www.natgeotv.com/ca/street-geniu ... f-balloons

Don't ya just love it when they try to educate about guns?...lol

[jimlongley]

I counted at least three different shots, one of which penetrated the fifth balloon, but did not seem to leave the fourth.

[MeMelYup]

If you wanted it to stop in the first one you would fill it with British pudding.

[bulinm]

One of my co-workers showed me this, after asking how many water filled balloons a .44 mag would
penetrate. Needless to say, I failed the test miserably.

Will someone explain why ?

I'm befuddled.

[Keith B]

One of my co-workers showed me this, after asking how many water filled balloons a .44 mag would
penetrate. Needless to say, I failed the test miserably.

Will someone explain why ?

I'm befuddled.

Try looking at this video and then the answer here https://answers.yahoo.com/question/inde ... 442AAPXupm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvSTuLIjRm8[/video]

[bulinm]

Okay. But, YouTube has multiple of videos of .357 and 9mm penetrating 10 or more jugs of water. I don't understand
the difference. Just slow I guess.

[Keith B]

Okay. But, YouTube has multiple of videos of .357 and 9mm penetrating 10 or more jugs of water. I don't understand
the difference. Just slow I guess.

The velocity of a .44 mag and a .357 mag are approximately the same. However, the larger diameter and heavier bullet will have some affect on the resistance the water places against the slug. Additionally, I believe the water in the milk jugs will is more contained, so presents itself as more of a constant, where the balloons allow the water to basically 'move' with the projectile and slow the velocity. Think of hitting a piece of Sheetrock vs a foam pad of the same thickness; your hand goes through the Sheetrock, but is slowed down by the spongy pad.

[RogueUSMC]

Not to mention the original video bragged that they were using hollow point bullets...different result would be expected of a FMJ...