"The surprising thing about the bulletproof water was how poorly the high-powered rifles did. The full metal jacket bullets for the high-powered rifles came apart upon hitting the water. Even the dreaded .50 caliber rifle was only able to penetrate about 3 ft of water."
— Firearm

January 1, 1970

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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, MythBusters, Episode 34 “Bullet Proof Water”,(July 3, 2005); as qtd. in David Hambling, “Super-Bullets Slice Through Water (And Flesh)”, WIRED, 06.08.07.