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Sun9091 t1_ja423ie wrote

Why the need to test with a human on the other end? Why not a watermelon or a pumpkin?

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Sun9091 t1_ja428wl wrote

If the shot missed the vest it could still prove to be quite fatal?

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Sun9091 t1_ja429zk wrote

How much does he pay his assistant?

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theablanca t1_ja472kx wrote

He was born 1869. So, that have to be later. Found 1923 as a possible year. But, it's not 1869 at least

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h3ffr0n t1_ja4a4fa wrote

"What if he shot you in the face?!"

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xHangfirex t1_ja5l3ww wrote

Jesus redditors suck at dating pictures

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JellyPast1522 t1_ja64ycp wrote

Better success than Franz Reichelt whose parachute suit had a quicker descent from the Eiffel Tower than hoped. (No footage available)

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FailedAccessMemory t1_ja6mu69 wrote

I wonder whom he had more faith in at the the moment, God or the vest?

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General_Esperanza t1_ja7targ wrote

Replying to WatchStoredInAss (#2,055,764)

"There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all...."

~Teddy Rooselvet

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noeljrG t1_ja7yn02 wrote

What if it had failed? Oh well!

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Raptor-Jesus666 t1_ja84shn wrote

These vests were so easily stolen by criminals from police stations. The Dillinger gang would actually hit the police department first, stealing all the equipment they would later use to rob the towns bank, so when the police responded they had no gear to counter fully armed bank robbers. The Dillinger Gang stole so many of these vests, they were often referred too as the "dillinger vest" by the media at the time.

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natyrub t1_ja8dk5i wrote

I like how the shooter is wearing one too so I can imagine that after it worked he gleefully shouted, "ok, now my turn!" Before puffing out his chest closing his eyes and looking away.

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rrover6 t1_ja8m2sw wrote

It’s Washington DC in 1923. “Safety” bicycle wasn’t invented until 1885. Photo quality and clothing attire screaming 19-teens/20’s. Did you truly believe this was from 1869?🤔

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