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Can a Laptop in a Briefcase Really Stop a Bullet?

A rumor says a laptop inside a briefcase could stop a bullet. The MythBusters team put a 2010-model laptop in a briefcase and positioned ballistic gel behind it. In the first shot with a 12-gauge pump shotgun, the pellets passed straight through and embedded in the gel. However, when the slug struck the battery it was stopped. So the myth was true — but entirely a matter of chance. In a second story, a woman’s ex allegedly fired a .40-caliber pistol through the rear window and the bullet got caught in her hair. Tori tested this with a wig and ballistic gel; the bullet only tore out a clump of hair and lodged in the gel. Even when they recreated the scene with glass and the headrest added, the bullet still passed through. The only plausible explanation was that the bullet had ricocheted off another surface. In the final tale, a 9 mm round was said to have stopped in a refrigerator door during a home raid. The team packed the door with condiment bottles and tested it — the bullet passed straight through and embedded in the gel. They even tried heavy old-style 1950s refrigerators and the result didn’t change: the bullet still went through. Conclusion: refrigerators are not bulletproof.