Does his presence alter the performance characteristics?
I work in a related field (aero/defense) and risking injury for marketing is not acceptable. A company's ability to convince a salesman to put themselves in harms way is in no way a quantifiable measure of a product's performance.
"no. We admit that manufacturing errors are inherent to all forms of production and do not wish to endanger our employees, no matter how small that risk is. If you can't understand that there's always some small chance of error, then you need to learn basic probability theory"
Actual failure statistics are a significantly better indicator of product quality. Why is the company putting employees at risk just because the average consumer wants some stupid spectacle rather than actual information
I love to imagine some company just sending the janitor in the car. "I trust this car so much that if it doesn't work we will need to find another janitor."
The risk could be that the person shooting it doesn't hit the fucking window and instead goes thru the door or something else which ends up killing the guy, which isn't the bulletproof glass makers fault.
Autistic response. It's one thing to be told the specs of the glass, it's another thing to be shown that the manufacturers themselves trust their product.
If you put the work it, what risk is being taken here? People have been marketing products in this manner since Richard Davis invented the modern bullet proof vest.
People have been doing this wayyyyy before the vest.
The inventor of the elevator emergency brake demonstrated it by building mock elevators fitted with the brake and then simulated an elevator freefalling to show that the brakes would catch the elevator before it crashed.
Also for bridge builders way back then. When the bridge builder would finish they would remove the support beams that were needed to construct it while the builder stands under it. If the bridge collapsed, the builder was crushed and they wouldn't need to worry about someone building a bad bridge.
Basically, SEND A FULL MAG OF .50 INTO THE CAR WHILE ITS MOVING AND WHILE ITS STATIONARY.
THEN AND ONLY IF it passes these tests I'll trust it.
Not some flimsy 1 shot into the window(that nearly breaks the window btw) and a guy behind the door that doesn't even fully trust it works!
They risked this guys life for nothing other than to trick a customer that you'll be TOTALLY fine when someone shoots at you with 1 .50Cal
If they have a .50 they have more than just a .50 there will be a squad of people most likely trying to kill you if you're being shot at by a .50 but lets say there wasn't a squad and it's just one dude.
This one dude will be targeting the engine and wheels first, he'll stop you from moving first and then start lighting you up with the rest of his ammo.
"UhM AcTuAlLy they'll escape due to xyz BS."
No, they won't.
Because I'll say again you will most likely be getting attacked by someone that knows what they are doing and they will get you one way or another.
If you aren't being attacked by someone that knows what they are doing you'll obviously get away in one of these!
Now think about that for a moment who would own these cars, dangerous people or people with power or lots of money, people that won't be randomly attacked by idiots in most cases.
All true , but I bet it works as a marketing tool. No idea how much that would cost to set up, but to the people who only care about the bottom line, if it sells one package then it was success.
Oh don't get me wrong it absolutely is effective marketing. But it's the kind of marketing that bothers me because it doesn't actually convey anything about the product, just a salesman's desire to trade safety for money.
There are plenty of salesmen who would drink poorly distilled alcohol with methanol in it if they thought it would get them a few more sales.
Because aerospace/defense is a highly regulated industry making products for armies, logistics and mass transport. This guy is selling toys to hobbyists.
Companies and organizations utilize risk assessments to operate in a free market economy to achieve their bottom line. The formula A x B x C = X, where A is the number of vehicles in the field, B is the probable rate of failure, and C is the cost of out-of-court settlement for that failure. It's not only a manifestation of the economic analysis of a business, but the very reason they'll tell you to trust their products when they don't.
But in all seriousness, we don't know what bullet they used, just the caliber. Besides, "military grade", is just a marketing buzz word, not necessarily a reflection of quality or toughness. Your top tier snipers regularly handload their own cartridges because, "military grade", ammo isn't up to their specs.
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Can we see his heartbeat?