From BoingBoing (xxx):


Bullet-proof raincoat

This raincoat is also body-armor, bullet-proof and stab-proof. As
ShinyShiny notes, if you're wearing this to avoid iPod muggers, you might
have to contend with _jacket_ muggers who want to rip off your $2,000 coat.

The armour protects against 9mm Full Metal Jacket Round Nose (FMJRN)
projectiles, with a weight of 8gm (124gr) at 430 m/s. Full Metal Jacket
Round Nose (FMJRN) type DM11A1B2 (DN or MEN) projectiles with a weight of
8gm (124gr) at 415m/s. 44 Magnum jacketed Soft Point (JSP) type Norma
11103/61103 projectiles with a weight of 15.6gm (158gr) at 390 m/s. 44
Magnum Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP) projectiles with a weight of 15.6gm
(240gr) at 430 m/s. Eastern European Tokarev LC 7.62 x 25mm steel core
projectile with a weight of 5.5gm at 455 m/s.

This jacket also protects against stabs, cuts, slashes with sharp and
blunt edged weapons like hypodermic needles, ice picks, knives and broken
bottles up to 25 Joules according PSDB (2003).

Link (via Shiny Shiny):
http://www.spycatcheronline.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=380

posted by Cory Doctorow at 05:00:05 AM