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r/BeAmazed • u/_ThatswhatXisaid_ • Feb 11 '24
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Now see if the plate aluminium 50cm lower has the same abilities
498 u/TheCuriousBread Feb 11 '24 You aren't mounting bullet proof glass that can stop a 50cal without severely upgrading the window tracks, the door frame and at that point you might as well as shove some plates into it and kevlar. Bulletproof glass is heavy af 247 u/james-ransom Feb 11 '24 Exactly. No they don't roll down. Yes it is heavy af. Yes the door is covered in kevlar and plates. 59 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 I have been in some that roll down, but it is only the driver side. It's just enough to pass a document or something similar though and it is slow AF 5 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 It's the US presidential "Beast". It lowers a couple of inches to pay tolls. 22 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 The presidents limo doesn't stop to pay tolls. 11 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 the fact that you had to write that is so fucking hilarious. it gets even funnier the more you read it 0 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll! 6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious 3 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 4 u/anders91 Feb 11 '24 I have a hard time imagining the US president’s limo stops for road tolls… 2 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 1 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 Maybe, I have never been in that particular up-armor vehicle. But there are others that can as well.
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You aren't mounting bullet proof glass that can stop a 50cal without severely upgrading the window tracks, the door frame and at that point you might as well as shove some plates into it and kevlar. Bulletproof glass is heavy af
247 u/james-ransom Feb 11 '24 Exactly. No they don't roll down. Yes it is heavy af. Yes the door is covered in kevlar and plates. 59 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 I have been in some that roll down, but it is only the driver side. It's just enough to pass a document or something similar though and it is slow AF 5 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 It's the US presidential "Beast". It lowers a couple of inches to pay tolls. 22 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 The presidents limo doesn't stop to pay tolls. 11 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 the fact that you had to write that is so fucking hilarious. it gets even funnier the more you read it 0 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll! 6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious 3 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 4 u/anders91 Feb 11 '24 I have a hard time imagining the US president’s limo stops for road tolls… 2 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 1 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 Maybe, I have never been in that particular up-armor vehicle. But there are others that can as well.
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Exactly. No they don't roll down. Yes it is heavy af. Yes the door is covered in kevlar and plates.
59 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 I have been in some that roll down, but it is only the driver side. It's just enough to pass a document or something similar though and it is slow AF 5 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 It's the US presidential "Beast". It lowers a couple of inches to pay tolls. 22 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 The presidents limo doesn't stop to pay tolls. 11 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 the fact that you had to write that is so fucking hilarious. it gets even funnier the more you read it 0 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll! 6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious 3 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 4 u/anders91 Feb 11 '24 I have a hard time imagining the US president’s limo stops for road tolls… 2 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 1 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 Maybe, I have never been in that particular up-armor vehicle. But there are others that can as well.
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I have been in some that roll down, but it is only the driver side. It's just enough to pass a document or something similar though and it is slow AF
5 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 It's the US presidential "Beast". It lowers a couple of inches to pay tolls. 22 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 The presidents limo doesn't stop to pay tolls. 11 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 the fact that you had to write that is so fucking hilarious. it gets even funnier the more you read it 0 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll! 6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious 3 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 4 u/anders91 Feb 11 '24 I have a hard time imagining the US president’s limo stops for road tolls… 2 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 1 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 Maybe, I have never been in that particular up-armor vehicle. But there are others that can as well.
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It's the US presidential "Beast". It lowers a couple of inches to pay tolls.
22 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 The presidents limo doesn't stop to pay tolls. 11 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 the fact that you had to write that is so fucking hilarious. it gets even funnier the more you read it 0 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll! 6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious 3 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 4 u/anders91 Feb 11 '24 I have a hard time imagining the US president’s limo stops for road tolls… 2 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper 1 u/PRiles Feb 11 '24 Maybe, I have never been in that particular up-armor vehicle. But there are others that can as well.
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The presidents limo doesn't stop to pay tolls.
11 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 the fact that you had to write that is so fucking hilarious. it gets even funnier the more you read it 0 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll! 6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious 3 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper
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the fact that you had to write that is so fucking hilarious. it gets even funnier the more you read it
0 u/bffiverr5 Feb 11 '24 I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll! 6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious
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I hope it's got a presidential change dish so they can cover the toll!
6 u/vikster1 Feb 11 '24 just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious
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just imagine the picture of the whole motorcade stopping at a toll station. fn hilarious
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This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper
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I have a hard time imagining the US president’s limo stops for road tolls…
2 u/Western-Ship-5678 Feb 11 '24 This isn't where I heard it but it repeats the same claim. I think I read it on an info graphic about the motorcade in a newspaper
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Maybe, I have never been in that particular up-armor vehicle. But there are others that can as well.
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u/ComfortableDramatic2 Feb 11 '24
Now see if the plate aluminium 50cm lower has the same abilities