"Do you feel lucky?" Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry asks as he points his Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum at a 'thug'.
Well, luck had nothing to do with the outcome of this 'little experiment'. Tim Shaw, on National Geographic Street Genius, takes 10 water balloons and has a firearms specialist fire a .44 Magnum at the balloons. How many balloons does it take (if any) to stop the bullet. I think the result will surprise you, it surprised me.
I do have one question, why the fingers in the ears, where was their ear protection? Bad range safety.
Without giving you the answer (you'll have to watch the video) I was reminded of what they say about water; "water always wins, that's why there is a Grand Canyon."
Watch and get the answer:
