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Bulletproof polos make golf course assassinations a thing of the past
Now you can pop your collar and survive all the bullets you're likely to take for being so ridiculous fashionable. Straight out of London's famous Harrod's department store is Colombian Miguel Caballero's polo shirt made from bulletproof fabric, and its designed to take hits from light weapon's fire.
Caballero has made a name for himself by making security products for fashion-minded security professionals and contractors, and has attracted the attention of high profile figures such as Prince Felipe of Spain and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
High profile attention also means high prices, though, and this is probably the most expensive shirt you'll ever buy: $12,000. Caballero's outfit also does custom designs, if you needed some bulletproof slacks to match.
Miguel Caballero, via Affluent Page Luxury Index, via Born Rich
By Big Diz at 9:09 AM ON 10/09/08
LOL, yeah. God forbid someone kills a player of the most boring game on earth!
By Anonymous at 11:11 AM ON 10/09/08
the fabric may be bullet proof, but the whole blunt of the impact will still be concentrated on a small portion of the chest.
On thin fabric like this, even though the bullet will not penetrate the fabric, the bullet may force the fabric along with itself to penetrate the chest. This is due to the fact that the fabric being this flexible, will not be able to properly disperse the impact throughout a larger area.
Therefore if you are shot you will most likely still die. The only difference is if you want to remove the bullet, just pull the shirt out of your chest cause it went in with it.
By Anonymous at 11:20 AM ON 10/09/08
@big diz
if you think golf is the most boring game on earth it's because you have never seen cricket(if you don't know what it is, don't look for it).
By shadexe at 11:54 AM ON 10/09/08
Iv seen a gun man doing something at a golf course, we just drove by saw poeple laying on the ground and while we passed it realised the one dude standing up had a gun and there were police right behind us. So this may have come in handy THEN.
By RocketRobinHood at 10:48 AM ON 10/10/08
Golf is ok, but my favorite game is "let's shoot that smarmy-looking prick with the $12,000 shirt. Aim for the legs."
By CoolProducts at 5:51 PM ON 10/10/08
"Golf is ok, but my favorite game is "let's shoot that smarmy-looking prick with the $12,000 shirt. Aim for the legs."
Hahahaha
By Bulletproof at 8:35 PM ON 03/07/09
Bulletproof shirts on the golf course? Holy cow, what is the world coming to?
By Bulletproof Jackets at 10:25 PM ON 04/22/09
I need to get myself one of those.
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