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Hmmletmec t1_jeao11f wrote

4 in 1 when you add AR-15 'shield'

It's just as effective in that capacity as the others.

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Klepto666 t1_jec4n5o wrote

If you mean hiding under a desk to deflect a 5.56 round fired from 500+ yards away, then yes you are absolutely correct, when trying to compare it to "duck and cover."

It was never meant to be used in the sense of "Oh my god they're dropping a nuke on my town, let me hide under my desk and I'll be safe from a nuke!" I'm sure there were some people who wanted to stick their heads in the sand and believe it'd save them from a ground zero nuclear blast just so they wouldn't be petrified with fear... but that was never the purpose.

It was for outside that range, where a blast would still shatter windows and destabilize structures but not vaporize you or put you in the vicinity of fallout. And even then it was only minor protection. But that's SOME vs NONE. And you'd be hard pressed to find someone who says "Nah I'll take the 0% chance of surviving over 25%."

Same goes for natural disasters. The desk is not the sole magical protection, it's about other stuff falling on you that it can deflect or help bear the weight of.

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Double_Distribution8 t1_jed8hdm wrote

Yep, and anything they could do to dissuade students from staring out the glass windows at the bright lights in the sky is a good thing.

I think that lesson may have been mostly learned from the Halifax explosion where a ton of townsfolk died when the ship exploded in the harbor, and the rest of the folks who survived the blast went blind from watching the explosion from their windows. Flying broken glass does terrible things to eyeballs.

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Zirenth t1_jedyrjm wrote

If a nuke is going off then I’ll take that 0% chance over 25% chance.

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linux1970 t1_jebzokk wrote

"more effective at protecting the nation's children than the GOP"

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GhoulArtist t1_jedkv82 wrote

At this point I think they are just straight up cool with children getting murdered every few weeks or so. Hell, they seem to be encouraging it. In my state of NC today they passed a bill that makes it so you can buy automatic weapons at guns shows and not have to register it (some other dumb states have this too). It also happened to coincide with another school shooting today....

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ContemptAndHumble t1_jees17k wrote

Haven’t you heard. We can’t stop shootings. Bans don’t work. All we can do to protect our children is ban books and viscously marginalize communities of people. What else do you think we could possibly do? /s

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PagingDrHuman t1_jeat0df wrote

Those desks aren't rated to deflect bullets. I believe companies have started offering bullet resistant classroom furniture, but they're even more expensive than quality classroom furniture. (Desks that can withstand years of abuse with negligible maintain are actually expensive). Honestly it's sad

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okram2k t1_jeb35jr wrote

they also aren't rated for any of the other things. That's the point.

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cerevant t1_jeatjr9 wrote

“Don’t sit on that! It will break!”

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kenneb18 t1_jeaq0i7 wrote

Hey of there's a matching chair, my back could use some good popping

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cornelioustreat888 t1_jeawlkm wrote

Ah, I’ll always remember the old Duck and Cover drills.

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CrazyWulf2019 t1_jeanrsq wrote

I'm going to use this image for reference when someone ask me how old I am...I'm this old ^^

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BoogerSmoke t1_jecu0j1 wrote

“Don’t lowball me, I know what I’ve got!”

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ForgottenForce t1_jecdft5 wrote

They don’t even hide under these for tornados anymore, now they hide in the halls. That’s the first place a tornado will look

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Aldodrem t1_jecmwz5 wrote

It's a bit dated for a meme though. Should say tornado, earthquake, active shooter 🙄

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fell-deeds-awake t1_jecqprg wrote

I had a history teacher in high school that liked to tell freshmen during the first week of school that they'd also need to use it for hurricane drills, as well. Just flip it over and grab your biggest textbook to use as a paddle.

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andymorphic t1_jecytt3 wrote

now its a bullet proof vest.

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Yabanjin t1_jednmkm wrote

Me in eighth grade in the middle of bumblefuck worried about a nuclear war but not understanding why. But those "weekly readers" did a good job of keeping my stress level up.

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RiotSkunk2023 t1_jeef34f wrote

They should have lined the walls of the Pentagon with this

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allnightdisco t1_jef80d0 wrote

It’ll shelter you.

Just not very well.

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Spore_monger t1_jebgx7d wrote

My fourth grade teacher would spazz out and dump your desk out and make you clean it up if you misbehaved. The early 90s were a different time. Funny story too, her name was Mrs. Finger and the other 4th grade teacher was Mrs. Good. My dad made a joke "What would happen if the two fourth grade teachers fought?" Finger Lickin' Good. 😂. But now as adult I just realized he probably told a different joke to my mom 😂😂

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bloodguard t1_jec3gi8 wrote

I remember them being heavy as hell too. Every week the Nuns would pick victims to carry them all outside so the floors could be waxed.

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Gatorinnc t1_jeccn4j wrote

Not funny, when young lives are lost and this may be the only thing left that is protecting them.

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GhoulArtist t1_jecn4s1 wrote

I wish that's all kids had to worry about now....

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Kaa_The_Snake OP t1_jed148s wrote

yeah. I mean worrying about nuclear war, you don't really get it as a kid. Nowadays worrying about a real threat like an active shooter. I would hate to be growing up with what's going on right now being seen as 'normal'

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GhoulArtist t1_jedjw22 wrote

I feel so bad for them this is no way to grow up. School is hard enough. Their elders are letting them down. Not you and I personally, but adult society at large.... We are failing them ...

"Normal" is exactly right. We hear about these shootings like we hear about stormy weather now. It's so frequent and consistent.

Somehow we still have people that think gun control means the government is going to personally come to your door and take all your guns...or rather politicians with an agenda scaring them into believing that...

HOW is there no middle ground? This shouldn't be a political issue. This is basic common sense and safety. I think "Earl" and "Billy bob" can take one for the team and give up their automatic weapons day down at the gun range In exchange for children's literal lives....

We can't be this stupid.

Damn. Sorry for rant. Another shooting happened today, and in my state of NC we literally passed a bill this very same day that actually puts us backwards on the issue. In NC now you can buy automatic weapons at shows without having to registering them with authorities..... Why?!

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