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Ballistic Clipboard Holds Papers, Stops Bullets

Posted by samzenpus on from the extreme-office-products dept.

Zothecula writes "Although police officers in most countries are issued bulletproof vests, they don't necessarily wear them at all times — would you want to heave one of those things around for an entire shift? What they do often carry, however, are clipboards. Taking the "every little bit helps" approach, Ohio's IMPACT Armor Technologies has put two and two together, and come up with something that should actually offer some protection — a Ballistic Clipboard."

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  1. Re:Simpsons did it. by Amouth · · Score: 3, Informative

    it's also 2/3 the weight with a higher rating. i'ts also 3 times the price..

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  2. Re:Ok, so it holds paper ... by GungaDan · · Score: 1, Informative

    WTF is that? Rambo's homosexual African-American cousin, or some kind of Jewish holiday?

    I think the word you're looking for is rochambeau.

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  3. Re:Ok, so it holds paper ... by Surt · · Score: 1, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-paper-scissors
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochambeau_(disambiguation)

    Please go correct wikipedia instead of me.
    Thanks.

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