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It seems like cell phones have been stopping bullets countless times over the past few years, this time a Nextel device saves a man’s life. And if cell phones aren’t stopping bullets, they’re helping skiers from plunging to their deaths. While it isn’t the first time we’re hearing about a phone stopping a bullet, the stories are always fascinating nonetheless.
This time, Juan Camarena, 54, has his Nextel phone to thank when it saved his life after being shot at point blank range.
Camarena was sweeping the floors of an apartment building in New York City when the building’s supervisor, apparently annoyed at being replaced, shot him from just a few feet away.
Luckily, Mr. Camarena was able to get away as he “climbed up a floor when he felt a burn near his stomach as the bullet hit the Nextel phone tucked in a jacket pocket.”
He wasn’t completely unscathed, however, as he did manage to get a half-inch scratch. Still, it’s much better than what could have been if the phone wasn’t there.
The police are refusing to identify the shooter and is still at large.
The next time I’m out in a dangerous neighborhood, I’m wearing a vest made of stitched-together rugged Nextel phones.
[Via: Herald Sun]
About The Author
Marc Flores
Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through his hands than he would care to count. Originally from Los Angeles and briefly in San Francisco, Marc now lives in Brooklyn where, unlike Will Park, he longs for simpler times and simpler technology. All the while, he writes about gadgets and wireless technology as he tinkers, hacks and ultimately breaks most of his gadgets in the process. Marc has written about the mobile industry for Boy Genius Report, MobileCrunch, Laptop Magazine and has had his work appear in the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and more.
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