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Bullet proof baby items
Filed under: Health & Safety: Babies, Baby Essentials, Gadgets, That's Entertainment
The first time I saw Saturday Night Live was as a twelve-year-old babysitter, late at night as the kids were sleeping. I can't remember what that first fake commerical was about, but I distinctly remember thinking "This CAN'T be a real product..... CAN IT?!"
I got that same feeling when looking at the Bullet Proof Baby* website. (*WARNING FOR ALL PARENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LITTLE BABIES OR WHO GO THROUGH A BOX OF TISSUES DURING THE "BABY MINE" SONG FROM DUMBO: The website shows a demonstration that involves an automatic rifle, a mother, and a real baby getting shot at in the bulletproof stroller.)
Bullet Proof Baby offers an array of products designed to keep baby safe during those times when love just isn't enough, like a stroller that can stop bullets (so Junior can safely travel through ANY neighborhood!), a tiny riot helmet (practical protection against head injuries from home runs/foul balls at baseball games as well as unruly mobs!), an ultra-light riot shield (handy for fending off the crowds at Gymboree sales), and a gas mask sized for the youngest members of your family (offering protection from dirty bombs, chemical attacks, or just spending Thanksgiving with gassy Uncle Larry).
The site claims Stella and Brian Stevenson created the line after a stray bullet narrowly missed their baby son. I would have immediately discounted it as a hoax, had it not been for the bullet-proof backpacks discussed earlier in the week.
However, BPB Industries actually stands for British Plaster Board, every item on the website is back ordered except the Cafe Press T-shirts, AND the kicker in my Nancy Drew-like investigation: five-day shipping on the bullet-proof crib is only $4.
I'm going to go out on a limb and call "bullshit" on the entire line, but it DID have me going for minute there!
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8-14-2007 @ 8:30PM
S. Kelly said...Was that the mom in the video???
You know what? I don't care if you are 100% sure that the stroller is bullet-proof, ANY mother that would fire a gun at her baby needs serious psychiatric intervention and I think Child & Family Services should be alerted. That is just sick!
I couldn't even finish watching the video; I feel physically ill.
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8-15-2007 @ 12:46PM
Rob said...The video is a joke. She's firing all over the place, or would be if she was firing.
Can't say it isn't funny. It's straight out of Spy Kids or the like.
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9-27-2007 @ 4:01PM
Taji said...If you look closely at the stroller after the mother fired at it, you will see there are no bullet holes. Nothing bullet proof deflects the bullets, it just keeps it from penetrating. Also, when she fired the "gun" she is mocking the kick-back of the weapon. She starts to move before she's pulled the trigger.
It's bullshit.
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