A bulletproof cell phone? LG makes the case for it

A Korean-made cell phone has saved the life of a Briton, according to JoongAng Daily.

"LG Electronics Inc. relayed yesterday a story regarding a jewelry shop robbery in which a bullet fired at jeweler Darren Prior was deflected by an LG phone in his breast pocket.

Mr. Prior, 23, was chasing an armed robber who had stolen a bag full of jewelry from the store in West Sussex when the robber turned to fire two shots at him. The first one missed, but the second hit him in the chest, where, in the outside pocket of his jacket, the U8210 LG phone was located.

"I felt the impact and realized I had been shot. I opened up my jacket to check where, and I couldn't work out why there was no blood," he was quoted as saying.

Police on the scene also credited the phone's presence for helping Mr. Prior escape unscathed.

emily | 5:31 PM | News, Buzz |
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2005/09/010085.htm