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Man Shot - Gold Tooth Deflects Bullet
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:55 pm
by WildBill
The New Orleans Police Department reported that a man survived a bullet to the mouth after it was deflected by his gold tooth. The man was shot by his brother for smoking his weed. The story doesn't mention the caliber of the bullet.
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Re: Man Shot - Gold Tooth Deflects Bullet
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:14 pm
by seamusTX
Nyeh. The guy was lucky. It was New Orleans.
Gold is the most malleable metal in common use and would not deflect a stiff punch.
There are a million of these stories of cops' badges, steel-clad Bibles, belt buckles, etc., deflecting bullets. A few might have been miracles. Most were just chance. Most people who are shot survive.
- Jim
Re: Man Shot - Gold Tooth Deflects Bullet
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:02 pm
by cheezit
my best guess it was a .25 acp
Re: Man Shot - Gold Tooth Deflects Bullet
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:10 pm
by Excaliber
WildBill wrote:The New Orleans Police Department reported that a man survived a bullet to the mouth after it was deflected by his gold tooth. The man was shot by his brother for smoking his weed.
The story doesn't mention the caliber of the bullet.
http://www.examiner.com/strange-news-in ... cts-bullet" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's a pretty safe bet it didn't start with a "4".
Re: Man Shot - Gold Tooth Deflects Bullet
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:23 pm
by flintknapper
Excaliber wrote:WildBill wrote:The New Orleans Police Department reported that a man survived a bullet to the mouth after it was deflected by his gold tooth. The man was shot by his brother for smoking his weed.
The story doesn't mention the caliber of the bullet.
http://www.examiner.com/strange-news-in ... cts-bullet" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's a pretty safe bet it didn't start with a "4".
Yup,
I'm going with the "smart money".
Re: Man Shot - Gold Tooth Deflects Bullet
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:14 pm
by Keith B
Excaliber wrote:WildBill wrote:The New Orleans Police Department reported that a man survived a bullet to the mouth after it was deflected by his gold tooth. The man was shot by his brother for smoking his weed.
The story doesn't mention the caliber of the bullet.
http://www.examiner.com/strange-news-in ... cts-bullet" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It's a pretty safe bet it didn't start with a "4".
Yeah, I bet it started with a 2-th.
Re: Man Shot - Gold Tooth Deflects Bullet
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:17 pm
by terryg
Keith B wrote:Yeah, I bet it started with a 2-th.
That was soo bad, it was good.
