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Season 9, Episode 12: Bulletproof.

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How do you stop a speeding bullet? From body armor to armored cars and trucks, we review the history of the race between the bullet and a successful way to stop it. It's not exactly easy to design material that can catch gunfire traveling up to 3,000 feet per second. We'll look at little-known advances like bulletproof layering hidden in walls, futuristic smart materials that "remember" how to stop a bullet, and a system that deploys a shield within milliseconds when it detects an oncoming round.

All Episodes - Season 9

Breweries.
Episode 1
Breweries.
 War Planes of World War II
Episode 2
War Planes of World War II
 The Winchester
Episode 3
The Winchester
 Big Rigs of Combat: Tanks and Jeeps
Episode 4
Big Rigs of Combat: Tanks and Jeeps
 Tunnels of Vietnam.
Episode 5
Tunnels of Vietnam.
 Helicopters
Episode 6
Helicopters
 Private Jets
Episode 7
Private Jets
 James Bond Gadgets.
Episode 8
James Bond Gadgets.
 Remote Control
Episode 9
Remote Control
 Million Dollar Tech
Episode 10
Million Dollar Tech
 Pleasure Boats
Episode 11
Pleasure Boats
 Bulletproof.
Episode 12
Bulletproof.
 Siege Machines.
Episode 13
Siege Machines.
 The Junkyard
Episode 14
The Junkyard
 The F-14
Episode 15
The F-14
 Engines
Episode 16
Engines
 The Magnum
Episode 17
The Magnum
 The Wheel
Episode 18
The Wheel
 Star City
Episode 19
Star City
 Ice Breakers
Episode 20
Ice Breakers
 Fire and Ice.
Episode 21
Fire and Ice.
 Muscle Cars
Episode 22
Muscle Cars
 Axes, Swords and Knives.
Episode 23
Axes, Swords and Knives.
 The World's Biggest Machines.
Episode 24
The World's Biggest Machines.
 Drag Racing
Episode 25
Drag Racing
 The Manhattan Project.
Episode 26
The Manhattan Project.
 The Tackle Box
Episode 27
The Tackle Box
 Hunting Gear.
Episode 28
Hunting Gear.
 Camouflage
Episode 29
Camouflage
 Models
Episode 30
Models
 Hangars
Episode 31
Hangars
 Beach Technology
Episode 32
Beach Technology
 The Big Dig
Episode 33
The Big Dig
 Super Guns
Episode 34
Super Guns
 Strategic Air Command.
Episode 35
Strategic Air Command.
 Gasoline
Episode 36
Gasoline
 Towing.
Episode 37
Towing.
 Jet Engines
Episode 38
Jet Engines
 Nordhausen
Episode 39
Nordhausen
 War Trains
Episode 40
War Trains
 Liberty Ships of World War II
Episode 41
Liberty Ships of World War II
 Magnets
Episode 42
Magnets
 The Chrysler Building.
Episode 43
The Chrysler Building.
 The Autobahn
Episode 44
The Autobahn
 Home Tech
Episode 45
Home Tech
 Cranes
Episode 46
Cranes
 The Internet: Behind The Web
Episode 47
The Internet: Behind The Web
 Sherman Tanks
Episode 48
Sherman Tanks
 Great Train Disasters
Episode 49
Great Train Disasters
 Secret Life Of The Crash Test Dummy
Episode 50
Secret Life Of The Crash Test Dummy
 High Tech Sex
Episode 51
High Tech Sex
 The Spitfire
Episode 52
The Spitfire
 Garbage
Episode 53
Garbage
 More Bond Gadgets
Episode 54
More Bond Gadgets
 Limos
Episode 55
Limos
 Digi-Tech
Episode 56
Digi-Tech
 Salt Mines
Episode 57
Salt Mines
 Concept Cars
Episode 58
Concept Cars
 Runways
Episode 59
Runways
 Failed Inventions.
Episode 60
Failed Inventions.
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