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Soldiers routinely carry things that are designed to explode; getting a round into a wearable battery sounds dangerous, but still less than getting a round into
by emilecantin 6y ago
Soldiers routinely carry things that are designed to explode; getting a round into a wearable battery sounds dangerous, but still less than getting a round into one of your grenades.
If it's designed to be worn under some body armor, it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
- bargle0 6y agoGrenades are designed to explode only after the pin is pulled. That's a little different than getting a nick in your battery and suddenly looking like a LiveLeak vape fail video writ large. That being said, there's plenty of work being done on batteries that aren't also incendiary devices waiting for their moment to shine.
- emilecantin 6y agoYou're probably right, I think I took a bad example with the grenades. My point was that your risk tolerance is very different when your job description literally involves getting shot at.
- GaryNumanVevo 6y agoI was more referring to the pinch points between plates and general wear. I.e. you trip and fall onto your side and it punches through