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How Many Hard Drives Does It Take to Stop a .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Round?

By John Herrman Published March 23, 2009, 7:52 am ET

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HardOCP gleefully answers this, the least pressing question of our time, with science. Video after the jump, NSFW for language, guns, and ridiculous blaring death metal.

https://www.viddler.com/embed/cfe8dbf/?f=1&autoplay=false&player=mini

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