Personal Protection: Bulletproofing Your Book Bag (Part 2)

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  • Paul tests the effectiveness of laptops in stopping bullets.
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  • @macski67
    @macski67 Před 4 lety +582

    "If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." -John Steinbeck

    • @J_Braz_
      @J_Braz_ Před 4 lety +1

      Didnt he right East of Eden.

    • @macski67
      @macski67 Před 4 lety

      @@J_Braz_ yes

    • @J_Braz_
      @J_Braz_ Před 4 lety +4

      @@macski67 and of mice and men.

    • @IssyCasaude
      @IssyCasaude Před 4 lety +17

      Fighting fair is for people without a better plan.

    • @memento_mori6454
      @memento_mori6454 Před 4 lety +10

      So true. Just ask the British troop's during the Revolutionary War. Guerilla tactics all the way. 👍🏻

  • @BayonetBob
    @BayonetBob Před 4 lety +552

    Paul needs to write a book. This page left intentionally blank to add your polycarbonate sheet.

    • @erzherzogalbrecht8504
      @erzherzogalbrecht8504 Před 4 lety +32

      As a Bookbinder I would advise you to make it a couple of Pages and write on them: ,,Cutout here for Polycarbonate."

    • @GTASlayer98
      @GTASlayer98 Před 4 lety +3

      Beautiful idea

    • @silencerbear9347
      @silencerbear9347 Před 4 lety +27

      Just build it into the book covers and have one dead center. Flawless Harrell armor.

    • @benjaminshropshire2900
      @benjaminshropshire2900 Před 4 lety +9

      How about go one further and print it with ceramic covers?

    • @silencerbear9347
      @silencerbear9347 Před 4 lety +3

      Benjamin Shropshire this mans a genius. ^

  • @michaelblacktree
    @michaelblacktree Před 4 lety +403

    Paul just happened to have a flak vest laying around. Let's take a moment to appreciate that.

    • @Archangel144
      @Archangel144 Před 4 lety +43

      Then he must have wanted it to happen! :O

    • @burtbiggum499
      @burtbiggum499 Před 4 lety +18

      You dont?

    • @VeryWellCouldBeHigh
      @VeryWellCouldBeHigh Před 4 lety +9

      @@burtbiggum499 Brian Wilson! Holy shit man! How's the beach been treating you?

    • @johntaylor1310
      @johntaylor1310 Před 4 lety +11

      I have one as well. Doesn't everyone

    • @guypierson5754
      @guypierson5754 Před 4 lety +8

      Archangel144 exactly. He probably orchestrated the traffic incident just so he can have a nice stressful time trying to make fuzzy ppl behave sensibly.

  • @bigricksmith8345
    @bigricksmith8345 Před 4 lety +86

    I love it when he pulls out the Baby Browning .25ACP. It means he's going to hilariously prove how NOT bullet resistant something is. Gets a laugh from me everytime, even if I expect the result.🤣👌

  • @adamdavis4417
    @adamdavis4417 Před 4 lety +376

    I’ll take the “long, boring” version every time .. just sayin.

    • @RonJohn63
      @RonJohn63 Před 4 lety +15

      The problem is that the long and boring version is because of idiots. The proper response to "you should have put the ceramic in front of the books" is "it's a *book* bag, you idiot, not an armor plate carrier".

    • @terryroth9707
      @terryroth9707 Před 4 lety

      @@RonJohn63 - I might be one of those idiots. I was thinking of the spalling when the bullet came apart.

  • @The_Privateer
    @The_Privateer Před 4 lety +163

    Paul: “No one uses 20 inch barrelled AR platforms anymore...”
    St. Louis Lawyer couple: Hold my beer.

  • @yfelwulf
    @yfelwulf Před 4 lety +62

    The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win - cheat if necessary.
    “Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading,” - Thomas Jefferson

  • @RandomButtonPusher
    @RandomButtonPusher Před 4 lety +159

    As a retired community college instructor who taught interpersonal communication for 20 years, thank you for your intelligent discussion of the cognitive dissonance and bias in how too many persons perceive the "intention" and "fairness" of other persons' actions.

    • @RandomButtonPusher
      @RandomButtonPusher Před 4 lety +14

      @Pine Nut It's more efficient in the long run to let the person know exactly what you are thanking them for. You know, like a "long-winded" Paul Harrell explanation.

    • @minerblue9641
      @minerblue9641 Před 4 lety +2

      I don't know about these college/university professors these days. Confucious Institutes just aren't my cup of tea.
      Google Confucious Institutes if you need more info on this subject.

  • @weijingburr2392
    @weijingburr2392 Před 4 lety +516

    Teacher: "Why didn't you do your homework?"
    Kid: "I duckt taped my books shut, to keep the polycarbonate in place"

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 Před 4 lety +22

      @Green Giant Duck tape" is recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary as having been in use since 1899;[2] "duct tape" (described as "perhaps an alteration of earlier duck tape") since 1965.[3]

    • @breaden4381
      @breaden4381 Před 4 lety +15

      @@shawnr771 There's also a company called Duck Tape so he'd also be correct if using that brand, or its like how tissues are all called Kleenex

    • @ajhatti2011
      @ajhatti2011 Před 4 lety +12

      “I’ve had enough of you kids, and your damn Star Wars references”!

    • @sleestalk
      @sleestalk Před 4 lety +1

      guys really?

    • @CeltKnight
      @CeltKnight Před 4 lety +5

      @Green Giant - Either are approved. The US military called it "duck" tape back in ... WWII? ... because it worked fine in water or air. I think "DUCK" might be a brand now, too.

  • @certaindeaf8315
    @certaindeaf8315 Před 4 lety +222

    Boy, about time.. my book bag of porkchops and oranges was starting to stink.

  • @michaeljames4904
    @michaeljames4904 Před 4 lety +166

    Paul’s ability to create bullet stopping armour, from what you’d find lying around a garage, poses the question of whether he was ever in a crack commando unit sent to prison by a military court for a crime he didn’t commit.

    • @minnelos1048
      @minnelos1048 Před 4 lety +34

      I suppose Paul would love it when a plan comes together

    • @JB-ym4up
      @JB-ym4up Před 4 lety +18

      No one on the A team ever missed a shot except on purpose.

    • @herbderbler1585
      @herbderbler1585 Před 4 lety +26

      I pity the fool that don't respect the power of Hertenburger Buscadero Ticondas!

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield Před 4 lety +14

      I bet he has one more ride he didn't show us.. a cherry GMC van with a spoiler on the back. Also I bet he is a great shot using welding gas cylinders as missiles.

    • @btcave
      @btcave Před 4 lety +4

      @@1978garfield Him and Chuck did make a crank gatling gun with two SKS's in a steel frame and 30 rnd magazines. We took it jack rabbit hunting in the desert.

  • @calebdehart6651
    @calebdehart6651 Před 4 lety +87

    When Paul asked to borrow my laptop for a video I thought he meant for editing or something.

  • @Tadicuslegion78
    @Tadicuslegion78 Před 4 lety +148

    "Long Boring section where I talk"
    You say it's boring, we say it's the best part.

    • @dontneedtoknow5836
      @dontneedtoknow5836 Před 4 lety +9

      Almost always educational. Always entertaining.

    • @skylordsix
      @skylordsix Před 4 lety +10

      Where he talks is where I learn

    • @gabrielmajin5265
      @gabrielmajin5265 Před 4 lety +14

      right ? I can see dudes firing guns anytime , the internet is full of that kinda content.i come here for the "booring" parts.i think Paul could have been one of those great teachers that are so rare to find !

    • @soccer2themax
      @soccer2themax Před 4 lety

      Same

  • @madengineer9072
    @madengineer9072 Před 4 lety +324

    So who wants to start selling armor plates that look like books, seems like an untapped market.

    • @JB-ym4up
      @JB-ym4up Před 4 lety +57

      Genuine kevlar book cover protects book from rough use.

    • @patrickjones8255
      @patrickjones8255 Před 4 lety +7

      Honestly, just a 2 inch thick molded plastic insert will stop a lot of bullets. Can even just be regular hdpe and not uhdpe. Although a 2 inch uhdpe plate will stop 7.62x51

    • @coreys2686
      @coreys2686 Před 4 lety +4

      @@patrickjones8255 how heavy is it though?

    • @ebattleon
      @ebattleon Před 4 lety +6

      @@coreys2686 a piece 18" x 12" x 2" is just under 15 lbs (0.30 m x 0.45 m x .05 m ~ 6.615 kg) Note there are L3 body armour plates made of UHMPE which are 10" x 12" x 1" (0.20 m x 0.30 m x 0.025 m ~ 1.5 kg)that weigh in at 3.3lbs, so I think 2" would be over kill.
      tacticalscorpiongear.com/tactical-scorpion-gear-level-iii-pe-polyethylene-body-armor-10x12-plate.html

    • @cozzinie
      @cozzinie Před 4 lety +11

      or.. maybe what appears to be an old laptop that is actually just the shell for armor plate, or whatever you improvise.

  • @CeltKnight
    @CeltKnight Před 4 lety +64

    I've seen that "Not Fair!" mentality with hurricane preps. After Ivan hit my coastal city, we got tons of calls at the PD for the next week or so wherein the caller was screaming about a neighbor that had a portable generator and it was "too loud" or "we can't sleep because he's running his a/c!" or some such nonsense. And, yes, there were some comments to the preppers to the effect of, "Oh, you had a generator, canned goods, and bottled water? You must have WANTED this hurricane to come in!"
    My g/f's teenage daughter (I've known her for several years now) adopted one of my sayings when someone lets bad stuff happen due to their own lack of diligence. "Failure to Plan" is a scathing indictment she levies on anyone who cannot or will not think ahead and set up plans and contingencies. :D Of course, by 10 or 11, she had taken to calling bad drivers "Jackasses" so I get blamed for a LOT of what comes out of her mouth. Meh, "blame", "credit" it just depends upon one's point of view, I suppose.

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield Před 4 lety +19

      Remember how it was "racist" that some people left New Orleans before Katrina hit?
      Some people kept a pre loaded go bag (as anyone who lives in a coastal city that is below water level should), watched the weather and chose to leave on their own rather than wait for an evacuation order that never came. Somehow taking responsibility for yourself and planning was racist.

    • @sebastiangorka200
      @sebastiangorka200 Před 4 lety

      Wait, so noise regulations stop applying when a hurricane hits? I would be thrilled to hear your opinion about scavenging food in an emergency.

    • @IamTheGoatstroker
      @IamTheGoatstroker Před 3 lety +2

      @@sebastiangorka200 Yes they do. As for food, only a dullard would be without it in the first place.

  • @caveymoley
    @caveymoley Před 4 lety +186

    We need more "long boring" videos filled with "talking", "long winded anecdotes" and "shatneresque......pauses".

    • @SAVAGE308SNIPER
      @SAVAGE308SNIPER Před 4 lety +3

      I agree.

    • @TwistedXPJ
      @TwistedXPJ Před 4 lety +7

      I could go for videos strictly filled with Paul’s stories!

    • @MrSmith223
      @MrSmith223 Před 4 lety +2

      Your spelling games on point, I’ll give ya that.

  • @Zajuts149
    @Zajuts149 Před 4 lety +60

    Two videos in two days 👍
    9 minutes into the video: "Let me tell you an anecdote.."
    All Paul Harrell fans: "That is why we are here" 😊

  • @kathleendexter5999
    @kathleendexter5999 Před 4 lety +176

    Mr. Harrell, from your intro to your articulate description for your chosen subject to your topics, all of your videos are well-thought out. I appreciate your time, your effort and please, sir, as a new subscriber, I NEED to understand why you feel the way you do about those subjects. If you receive negative comments complaining about your speaking ad nauseam in your description or why you feel the way you do, please disregard them. I appreciate your taking the time. Thank you for all that you do.

    • @tombrown8800
      @tombrown8800 Před 4 lety +11

      Couldn't have said it better myself. Other than the new subscriber part.

    • @chstra45
      @chstra45 Před 4 lety +7

      At this point it's probably mostly a "running gag" or catchphrase.

    • @SAVAGE308SNIPER
      @SAVAGE308SNIPER Před 4 lety +4

      Well said, sir.

    • @btcave
      @btcave Před 4 lety +1

      @TheEncyclopediaofPopCulture 2 Google his name and the newspaper article comes up in the first few hits.

  • @RedSol
    @RedSol Před 4 lety +75

    I work in information technology, and I gotta say - hearing Paul say "Let's shoot a computer" felt really, really good.

    • @sergisamongas
      @sergisamongas Před 4 lety +6

      There is an old short where you see a guy feverishly banging on a keyboard, then gets up and slaps monitor to the floor.

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 Před 4 lety +1

      @@sergisamongas Haven't we all been on the brink of doing just that at least once in our life? (rage quitting from a computergame not included.)

    • @SAVAGE308SNIPER
      @SAVAGE308SNIPER Před 4 lety

      Lol

    • @erickolb8581
      @erickolb8581 Před 4 lety

      About 40 minutes ago, I couldn't get my monitor to work so before I beat the snot out of it I decided to google a solution. Really, really wanted to vent my frustration though lol
      Sooner or later some hapless inanimate objects are going to see the business end of our firearms lol

    • @ScottKenny1978
      @ScottKenny1978 Před 4 lety +1

      Ideal way to improve the morale in IT. Not a joke.
      Or take a sledgehammer to it.

  • @Ponchofan400
    @Ponchofan400 Před 4 lety +19

    I'm a 52 year old former Marine ( if that matters ) that has been using CZcams for YEARS viewing all sorts of topics from building decks to auto repair and so on. I shamelessly have been sucking up all this free information and have NEVER subscribed to anyone's channel until now with yours. I appreciate the time and effort you put in to show us all how firearms and ammo perform under certain conditions and do so without sounding cocky or arrogant. I look forward to learning more from you. Thanks Paul.

  • @JB-ym4up
    @JB-ym4up Před 4 lety +223

    Who else thinks Paul could make bank on action figures with speech chips?
    You be the judge.

  • @InGratitudeIam
    @InGratitudeIam Před 4 lety +71

    Prosecutor: "Why do you carry a gun?"
    Paul: "For the same reason I carry a spare tire."
    Prosecutor: "Are you expecting to get a flat?"
    Paul: "No, but you should."

    • @StraightEdgeZap
      @StraightEdgeZap Před 4 lety +13

      yeah, any time someone calls you paranoid for carrying a gun, ask them if its also paranoid to have a fire extinguisher, spare tire, and first aid kit in the car. follow it up with "its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it"

    • @johncaudell1618
      @johncaudell1618 Před 4 lety +11

      We all do have to admit there are some people who make carrying an obnoxious ordeal. 90% of people like us carry a gun responsibly concealed or open just fine but the other 10% who always threatening to pull it out or talking about how tough they are and it’s that small minority that ruin it for everyone.

    • @roryross3878
      @roryross3878 Před 4 lety +4

      @@johncaudell1618 While any reasonable person would know you meant small *minority* there in your last sentence, this is the internet so I'll head the unreasonable assholes off.

    • @johncaudell1618
      @johncaudell1618 Před 4 lety +1

      Rory Ross appreciate that didn’t realize I missed typed that.

    • @ab5olut3zero95
      @ab5olut3zero95 Před 4 lety +3

      “Same principle as a condom- I’d rather ha one and not need it, than need it and not have one.”
      Hot blond chick from Aliens VS Predator that you knew was dead the moment she uttered those words so you never bothered learning her name.

  •  Před 4 lety +35

    "and it turns into me trying to herd cats..." This is my life every day!!! 😆😆😆

  • @Kismetix
    @Kismetix Před 4 lety +18

    Hi Paul - in relation to preparedness - one thing to remember is that humanity behaves much like a bucket full of crabs - when one tries to climb out, there are many others trying to pull him back down

  • @helidude3502
    @helidude3502 Před 4 lety +55

    Some packs have a padded section for laptops.
    That would be a great location to keep the homemade ballistic plate (or actual plate) so as not to attract attention.
    Simply do not open that pocket.

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield Před 4 lety

      @bokudensuduharagmail Go with steel. (unless metal detectors are an issue)

    • @erickolb8581
      @erickolb8581 Před 3 lety +1

      Zip ties for that pocket.

    • @Charles-A
      @Charles-A Před 3 lety +1

      @Isac Slahcup Yes,but it can be more durable and tougher than other materials like soft body armour or the tiles, specially if it's hardened steel or rated shock plates, but metal detectors and prohibitions of body armor make those two a problem in some cases

    • @Deniz1923
      @Deniz1923 Před 3 lety +1

      @@1978garfield I've read on this thread uhdpe plates are almost as good, they won't buzz metal detectors and they're lighther too. Not sure about the price&availability tho.

  • @rowanantonypajuluoma9421
    @rowanantonypajuluoma9421 Před 4 lety +34

    I live in Sweden with my mum and little sister. Shootings are becoming alot more common so when I have kids I will use these tips. Thanks man.

    • @metamorphicorder
      @metamorphicorder Před 4 lety +6

      Please say that louder for the people in the back. All caps this time please!

    • @toadgravy
      @toadgravy Před 3 lety

      I love Swedish snus. Be safe over there. America has your back and I know you would do the same. Liberalism is a mental disorder.

    • @Rally_Armaments
      @Rally_Armaments Před 3 lety +1

      @Andy Munoz Yeah, that's what happens when you import 3rd worlders. You get 3rd world issues

  • @notBrie
    @notBrie Před 4 lety +22

    I feel bad for Paul having to explain things to people on the internet. He's basically herding cats.

    • @eddyflo2978
      @eddyflo2978 Před 3 lety +4

      Well you got alot of small minded folks and they think they know better. Good thing Paul is a genuine PRO and has the patience to educate

  • @maraudersr1043
    @maraudersr1043 Před 4 lety +71

    When I was in High School, guns were not allowed in school. However they were allowed in your truck on your gun rack! WOW - Have times changed!

    • @olliehopnoodle4628
      @olliehopnoodle4628 Před 4 lety +22

      Yeah, I remember the trucks with rifles in the gun racks as well. A buddy of mine even gave a lecture on shotguns He had it approved ahead of time and the Principle verified it wasn't loaded. I have another buddy who says he used to check traps on the way to and from school and carried a .22 rifle. He put it in the coat closet during class. Now if you make a 'gun finger pointing' gesture they call the police and expel you.

    • @ColeyJack8590
      @ColeyJack8590 Před 4 lety +14

      @@olliehopnoodle4628 nooooooooooooooo it's the pop tart guns that get you in trouble

    • @stevetaylor9265
      @stevetaylor9265 Před 4 lety +4

      Yeah first day of pheasant season the bus and office was full of shotguns. Deer season was a holiday because no one was there

    • @thatguy-qb6up
      @thatguy-qb6up Před 4 lety +3

      Yea, I had a friend who got expelled by having a lose shotgun shell in the floor of his truck that fell when he went hunting.

    • @waynevreeland3141
      @waynevreeland3141 Před 4 lety +1

      @@stevetaylor9265 Live in Wisconsin, don't ya, hey?

  • @heathdean3807
    @heathdean3807 Před 4 lety +52

    Them: "If you carry a gun, it's because you want to have to use it."
    Me: "If you wear a seatbelt, it's because you want to get in an accident."

  • @chrisferatu1793
    @chrisferatu1793 Před 4 lety +83

    “I happened to have a couple of guns lying there.”
    *pulls two pistols from his coat pocket*

  • @md_vandenberg
    @md_vandenberg Před 4 lety +41

    "It's not fair!" Yeah, well it's not a circus either.

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 Před 4 lety +2

      Sometimes I wonder "how many clowns can one circus have?" So far, I think the answer is 435 .. .. ..

    • @borisbuliak3626
      @borisbuliak3626 Před 4 lety +3

      Except we’re in a circus right now. They have the weak minded cowering with fear, mission accomplished.

  • @nextlifeonearth
    @nextlifeonearth Před 4 lety +35

    "What you got there? A laptop? That ain't gonna save ya"
    >stuffs bag with a polycarbonate bibles

  • @ILeftRules
    @ILeftRules Před 4 lety +39

    "The long boring version "
    Yes thank you

  • @BELCAN57
    @BELCAN57 Před 4 lety +41

    Something I've learned over 63 years.
    LIFE IS NOT FAIR.

    •  Před 4 lety

      I learned that with the first draft lottery in 1969.

  • @possiblepilotdeviation5791
    @possiblepilotdeviation5791 Před 4 lety +16

    15:33: LOL, when the baby Browning comes out, you know the protection layer isn't worth a damn.

  • @johng7106
    @johng7106 Před 4 lety +7

    OK, I nearly spit my coffee when he pulled out that baby Browning from his magical jacket of gear.

  • @junkyardwillie8320
    @junkyardwillie8320 Před 4 lety +36

    Two vids in a week. Ain’t this a great week

    • @KingHalbatorix
      @KingHalbatorix Před 4 lety +5

      Until one got deleted

    • @allanbranson
      @allanbranson Před 4 lety

      What got deleted? I missed one?

    • @GBall_Vision
      @GBall_Vision Před 4 lety

      I went to watch it right before this one, and it said, fuck you. So I watched this one

    • @JohnSmith-hd2tl
      @JohnSmith-hd2tl Před 4 lety

      Allan Branson his Independence Day video.

  • @sergeantmarcusstackerM1903
    @sergeantmarcusstackerM1903 Před 4 lety +38

    Nice “They Live” glasses

    • @joebob4609
      @joebob4609 Před 4 lety +5

      obey, this is your god, trust us

  • @TBizzell68
    @TBizzell68 Před 4 lety +10

    “Why do you have a floor tile and a piece of polycarbonate in your book bag?” “I’m redoing the tile in my bathroom and this is a sample, I’m using the poly to replace a window pane in my shop.”

  • @SAVAGE308SNIPER
    @SAVAGE308SNIPER Před 4 lety +11

    This "long, boring version" video is awesome.

  • @markh.6687
    @markh.6687 Před 4 lety +41

    Take the Lexan, put it inside the case of a dead laptop after removing the motherboard, hard drive, etc. You now have discreet armor. :) Great presentation, Mr. Harrell.

    • @zorro456
      @zorro456 Před 4 lety +6

      You forgot the ceramic plate. Put it where the screen was.

    • @celtisafricana4984
      @celtisafricana4984 Před 4 lety +6

      Actually not a bad idea... both of you. Would take some thought and improvisation, but excellent 👍🏻

    • @parrisgeorge9708
      @parrisgeorge9708 Před 4 lety

      GOOD IDEA!

    • @victorwaddell6530
      @victorwaddell6530 Před 4 lety +2

      @@zorro456 Paint the ceramic screen with blackboard spray paint and write on it with chalk . Or put dry erase board over the tile screen and write on it with dry erase markers. Voila !

  • @tmad5358
    @tmad5358 Před 4 lety +37

    I was under threat at work, and while management dismissed it, I had the ability to procure materials. I purchased 2 yards of Kevlar fabric and 1/4 structural sheet fiberglass sheet (from McMaster Carr) and made an emergency blanket I could pull up from below my desk. I have no idea if it would have worked, but it was the best I could do at the time.
    I felt so betrayed by the company for ignoring the threat.

    • @mandodelorian4668
      @mandodelorian4668 Před 4 lety +7

      I hope that's not still a problem, and yeah that was a problem.
      Any place I've worked would drop someone (i.e. "fired") pretty darn fast if there was a hint of a threat like that.
      Also, that's some cool McGuyver-ing you did there!

    • @tombrown8800
      @tombrown8800 Před 4 lety +9

      T Mad unfortunately this is typically how administrators look at these situations. "Nothing needs to be done ( so I don't have to do anything ). After all I'M not at risk. Calm down go back to work. "

    • @bubbajones5905
      @bubbajones5905 Před 4 lety +6

      @@tombrown8800 While the head office has armed security and electronic locks on 3 layers of doorway access.

    • @caeruleumlumenwood5235
      @caeruleumlumenwood5235 Před 4 lety +3

      It's sad how certain individuals can get away with threatening to do crazy shit at work, but get away with it because of office politics. I can only imagine the reaction on that POS face if he tried anything stupid and you pull out a homemade kevlar shield lmao!!!

    • @pulaski1
      @pulaski1 Před 4 lety +2

      Your actions were _totally_ "unfair". ;)

  • @madengineer9072
    @madengineer9072 Před 4 lety +38

    I think we just found out how Paul deletes his hard drives.

    • @waynevreeland3141
      @waynevreeland3141 Před 4 lety +2

      Kinda terminal delete, but effective.

    • @gmpalmgren
      @gmpalmgren Před 4 lety +3

      @@waynevreeland3141 Laptops I have tossed use glass substrates for the hard disk. A hammer deletes all data very well. By the way, old hard drives have very strong magnets inside. Pity to throw those away.

    • @RustyOpel
      @RustyOpel Před 4 lety +1

      I'm guessing none belonged to Hillary ;)

    • @ScottKenny1978
      @ScottKenny1978 Před 4 lety +1

      Great stress relief, too.

  • @marknelson8435
    @marknelson8435 Před 4 lety +7

    Paul: "I need six book bags, four laptops, some plexiglas, and a case of 2-liter sodas."
    Wal-mart employee: "Going shooting?"

  • @MrDirigible
    @MrDirigible Před 4 lety +52

    Let's be honest we all know that Paul Harrel is the real terminator with those shades! Keep being the best Paul! Happy Independence Day!

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 Před 4 lety +3

      But God forbid that he trades his shatneresque pauses for an Austrian accent 😲
      "Let mii tëll yuu an a-nëck-dÔÔte . . . "

    • @PaleoCon2008
      @PaleoCon2008 Před 4 lety +1

      I was thinking more like DB Cooper.

    • @MrDirigible
      @MrDirigible Před 4 lety +1

      @@thomasraahauge5231 XD I mean if he did a parody episode on guns of the terminator including a 40watt plasma rifle it could work...

    • @MrDirigible
      @MrDirigible Před 4 lety

      @@PaleoCon2008 also true...

    • @fchanMSI
      @fchanMSI Před 4 lety

      Thomas Raahauge 😂😂😂

  • @TheStupidestBitch
    @TheStupidestBitch Před 4 lety +3

    Watching this during COVID-19 lockdown. The buzzing noises give me nostalgia for the outside.

  • @ryanv7075
    @ryanv7075 Před 4 lety +114

    “No one uses 20” barrels on the AR-15 platform anymore...” What a coincidence; I literally just got my first upper a week ago and it is a 20” heavy barrel in 6.5 Grendel

    • @bradbowhunts
      @bradbowhunts Před 4 lety +13

      Well, I believe he's referring to 5.56. My .224 Valkyrie has a 24" barrel and anything shorter than 18 would be ridicuous in that caliber. My .450 Bushmaster has a 20" barrel. On the opposite end, my 300 Blackout has a 10" barrel and from what I've read, 9" is the optimal length for that caliber. I don't personally know anyone who is building 556s with 20" barrels. I'm sure they ARE being built and sold, but it's been a long time since I've seen one. FWIW...
      Edit: I listed a few of my ARs with different length barrels to show that I understand there are other AR-15 platform calibers that are more optimal with longer (and shorter) barrels than 16", the 6.5 being one of them. My point was that I believe the reference was to the modern, overwhelming popular 16" carbine length in caliber 5.56. It seems I didn't articulate that very well.

    • @ghostshadow9046
      @ghostshadow9046 Před 4 lety +5

      @@bradbowhunts I build 20" AR with 223 Wylde chamber, it is great for shooting coyotes, really good accuracy and get optimal performance from the round.

    • @m_hub3957
      @m_hub3957 Před 4 lety +7

      PSA
      20" A2
      5.56

    • @nataliedeyton6829
      @nataliedeyton6829 Před 4 lety +6

      Be careful.... 6.5 Grendel is very addictive 👍

    • @moritamikamikara3879
      @moritamikamikara3879 Před 4 lety +13

      But do you have a plasma rifle in the 40 megawatt range?!

  • @andrewbrady3139
    @andrewbrady3139 Před 4 lety +5

    I absolutely love how you break down everything “Kindergarten Style.”
    Bravo Zulu
    Don’t ever change.

    • @mcomeslast
      @mcomeslast Před 4 lety

      Andrew Brady it’s extremely effective. Best teacher in grad school (histology). Had previously taught preschool and kindergarten.

  • @6Sally5
    @6Sally5 Před 4 lety +9

    To quote a famous You Tube firearm content creator: “It”s all fun and games til somebody pull out an M16!”. 😂

  • @ryanv7075
    @ryanv7075 Před 4 lety +33

    High schools are like mini prisons...teens are often at the whim of power tripping administrators. One of my sons just graduated and very much had that experience. What you said is true about eventually maybe winning an argument, but being expelled in the interim... sad.

    • @pinbana230
      @pinbana230 Před 4 lety +1

      @Robert Coughlin probably because those "democracies" are so bastardized from the original intent, that anything would be better

    • @moritamikamikara3879
      @moritamikamikara3879 Před 4 lety +1

      @Robert Coughlin American?
      Britbong here, you aren't alone dude.
      We got em over here too.

    • @ryanv7075
      @ryanv7075 Před 4 lety +2

      Robert Coughlin it is a weird shift in dynamics between high school and college. Suddenly you are treated as a full human in college, and I wonder if maybe we haven’t quite prepared the students for it yet with how we treat them in high school.

  • @johnb.8622
    @johnb.8622 Před 4 lety +67

    The "You protect yourself from it because you want it to happen" - kind of reversed logic is very annoying, I have to argue with people every time even for carrying a knife or so

    • @CeltKnight
      @CeltKnight Před 4 lety +19

      Same with having a portable generator in a hurricane prone zone. Or when folks found out I kept some old body armor in my car. Or when they find I've been in martial arts all of my adult life. OBVIOUSLY I must "want" bad things to happen. Between the "blame brigade" and the "whiners who cry 'unfair!'" I'm surprise I haven't sprained my eyes with all the eyerolls I've given to the narrow-minded idiots who say crap like that.

    • @Apollyon67
      @Apollyon67 Před 4 lety +7

      @@CeltKnight Thanks for the chuckle. I give the eye roll a lot too. How these dense people survive to adulthood makes me wonder!

    • @DerWaidmann_
      @DerWaidmann_ Před 4 lety +12

      That argument is defeated with one simple question:
      "Why do you wear a seat belt when you drive?"

    • @herbderbler1585
      @herbderbler1585 Před 4 lety +13

      What? You lock your front door? Do you WANT criminals to come kick it in??

    • @RonJohn63
      @RonJohn63 Před 4 lety +9

      @@DerWaidmann_ "That's different!!"
      "Why?"
      "Just... because."
      "Why because?"
      "Because it's *different* and *weird* and *not like everyone else.*"

  • @JhaeMo777
    @JhaeMo777 Před 4 lety +8

    I can attest to the ceramic being used for this. Story time.....I was at a friends house after a day at the range. He was going to clean one of his pistols. He picked it up & did not check to see if it was clear. At which time he pulled the trigger. Well… After watching a ceramic pot filled with pens on his table right next to me explode. And me checking for holes in my body...(and a quick visit to the head for a pants change). We started picking up the debris and noticed that ceramic pot completely stopped that round from even touching the wall. Not even a scratch. There were fragments of the actual bullet everywhere...even across the room. So yup ceramic is good for that.

  • @copcuffs9973
    @copcuffs9973 Před 4 lety +18

    If you're prepared you want it to happen @6:43 The best (only?) example, carrying condoms.

    • @robertbates6057
      @robertbates6057 Před 4 lety +1

      Oh, that for sure means you would never get lucky! Murphy dictates all such things.

    • @beargillium2369
      @beargillium2369 Před 4 lety +1

      Lol if you use a condom, you must wanna have a kid!

  • @JoseSantiago-yr9wh
    @JoseSantiago-yr9wh Před 4 lety +74

    YES! My day just got a WHOLE LOT BETTER!!!!

  • @Paladin1873
    @Paladin1873 Před 4 lety +3

    Having Jim Bob for a friend sure is a lot of work.

  • @cimunsays1361
    @cimunsays1361 Před 4 lety +4

    Paul is technically informative and yet knows how to spin a gun yarn that's actually true. Keep 'em coming.

  • @JDAN.
    @JDAN. Před 4 lety +13

    Glad I got to see the Independence day upload before it was taken down. This video feels like an extra treat. Thanks Paul!

  • @auxchar
    @auxchar Před 4 lety +10

    I love hearing the stories.

  • @dab_yeetus
    @dab_yeetus Před 4 lety +4

    The Book of Polycarbonate had a beginning, middle and end ❤️

  • @jackieeastom8758
    @jackieeastom8758 Před 4 lety +3

    Sadly,this attitude is the major problem with today’s society! Somehow, I am responsible for people’s misery because I worked for my comfortable life and have things that they think they deserve without working for them‽ you are my favorite channel!

  • @tom_olofsson
    @tom_olofsson Před 4 lety +43

    Things Paul never says, "I'll keep this brief." "I have a quick story." I noticed that your first complaint about your citizen involved shooting was that you had to deal with several lawyers. I feel for you.

    • @btcave
      @btcave Před 4 lety +1

      He found the right one, fortunately. Paul always tells me that a GOOD lawyer is worth his weight in gold.

    • @Tyrfingr
      @Tyrfingr Před 4 lety +4

      That is the sad backside story of the 2nd amendment.
      Right to defend yourself - check.
      Getting out of the clutches of the law during investigation and questioning - not so obvious to check.

    • @tom_olofsson
      @tom_olofsson Před 4 lety +3

      btcave Ok, then I'm off the diet.

    • @victorwaddell6530
      @victorwaddell6530 Před 4 lety +1

      I joined USCCA becsuse I'm not wealthy and can't afford to post bail or pay an attourney out of pocket .

  • @brucel.6078
    @brucel.6078 Před 4 lety +7

    Good video Pual! Maybe it's just me, but I like the long winded versions :) I find value in every word! Thanks again. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @robertsevers6251
    @robertsevers6251 Před 4 lety +17

    How many Red Green Shows has Paul watched? Duck tape, "The Handyman's secret weapon".

    • @ab5olut3zero95
      @ab5olut3zero95 Před 4 lety

      Duct tape is one of the most useful tools in a Soldier’s arsenal, along with 550 cord and a multitool. We literally fix tanks with these. I’ve also seen a tank steering linkage fixed with an expended 5.56 blank cartridge. I shit you not.

    • @chef48195
      @chef48195 Před 3 lety +1

      If the girls don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy 😁

  • @tdwgames4670
    @tdwgames4670 Před 4 lety +4

    Paul Harrell is playing chess, I’m playing checkers, that’s why I’m here. Thanks for everything.

  • @DG-sc1yu
    @DG-sc1yu Před 4 lety +7

    Unbelievable! A PH video on Friday. It's the simple things in life😁

  • @poolhub89
    @poolhub89 Před 4 lety +71

    Fights & wars are not won by being "fair".

    • @mandodelorian4668
      @mandodelorian4668 Před 4 lety +7

      "When you draw your gun, shoot them in the balls." - Clint Smith.

    • @borkwoof696
      @borkwoof696 Před 4 lety

      But they can be won while being "fair"

    • @maxlutz3674
      @maxlutz3674 Před 4 lety

      @@borkwoof696 Sometimes fights can be avoided by being totally unfair. That would be even better.

    • @thewishingpig
      @thewishingpig Před 4 lety

      You missed the point by just a fraction of a mile

    • @poolhub89
      @poolhub89 Před 4 lety

      @@borkwoof696 Examples?

  • @poopadoopalis
    @poopadoopalis Před 4 lety +3

    “I just happened to have a few handguns lying around.” 😂

  • @markadams7597
    @markadams7597 Před 4 lety +1

    Simply brilliant, as usual. I'm adopting your common-sense experienced proposals. (I enjoyed your pet bumble bee flittering across the screen. I was so engrossed, tired to wave it off!) Great vid, Ty.

  • @jcbushveld849
    @jcbushveld849 Před 4 lety +10

    Keep up the good work paul!

  • @iboopedyournose
    @iboopedyournose Před 4 lety +30

    Just in time for July 4th celebrations 😅 never know when a neighbor’s stray celebration will fly over to your home 😅

    • @RossPotts
      @RossPotts Před 4 lety +2

      ...while climbing along your roof...

    • @jt2475
      @jt2475 Před 4 lety +3

      Ross Potts .....looking for Koreans......

    • @rre9121
      @rre9121 Před 4 lety +2

      You mean Independence Day.

    • @RossPotts
      @RossPotts Před 4 lety +1

      B H HAHAHAHAHAAHA!!!!

  • @gabrielmajin5265
    @gabrielmajin5265 Před 4 lety +1

    I see a Paul Harrell video, i click the like button and then i watch it.And i`m always leaving his videos with more knowledge than i had before hand. I really think Paul could have been one of those epic teachers he almost can`t find today.His "boring" parts are the reason i never miss one video ! Keep being "booring" ! Happy Happy Independence Day !

  • @FinallyMe78
    @FinallyMe78 Před 4 lety +12

    Now, that is a textbook example.
    Anyone else like the stories and not really care about the "point"? 😁

  • @Tacteyecool
    @Tacteyecool Před 4 lety +15

    Up for 23 minutes and Carol Baskins disliked it three times!

  • @possiblepilotdeviation5791

    11:09 "I just happened to have a couple handguns laying there." I don't know why, but this coming from Paul made me LMAO. It's like a doctor saying, "I just happened to have a scalpel and some sutures laying there."

  • @StudSupreme
    @StudSupreme Před 4 lety +4

    Hell, I'd forward both of these schoolkid backpack vids to anyone who has schoolkids. It's an excellent set of ideas to help protect kids from scumbags.

  • @Vuntermonkey
    @Vuntermonkey Před 4 lety +3

    "I'm at the orchard today, so please bear with buzzing in the background."

  • @ShadowRhapsody81
    @ShadowRhapsody81 Před 4 lety +9

    "Turns into me trying to herd cats" ---- Thanks for making me almost ruin my keyboard by choking on pepsi :P

    • @waynevreeland3141
      @waynevreeland3141 Před 4 lety +1

      Drape a kevlar layered paper towel over the keyboard... wait, that might imply you "wanted" to spill soda on your computer! PREPPER !!!

    • @mcomeslast
      @mcomeslast Před 4 lety

      Aria Repine Diet Coke.

  • @RandomButtonPusher
    @RandomButtonPusher Před 4 lety +39

    How about removing the innards of an old laptop and filling the shell with polycarbonate and ceramic layers? It won't seem out of place at all then.

    • @shawnr771
      @shawnr771 Před 4 lety +2

      Good idea.

    • @TheKevKev12321
      @TheKevKev12321 Před 4 lety +7

      It'd have to be an old laptop, newer ones are way too thin for this.

    • @14sgs
      @14sgs Před 4 lety +3

      I was pondering the same thing. I have about 5 old laptops in the garage. Mission accepted. Unfortunately, I am in CA. I can only throw rocks.

    • @SAVAGE308SNIPER
      @SAVAGE308SNIPER Před 4 lety +1

      That's actually very interesting. I have to think outside the box more often.

    • @olliehopnoodle4628
      @olliehopnoodle4628 Před 4 lety +1

      Not a bad idea at all.

  • @raymondotterbine
    @raymondotterbine Před 4 lety

    I could listen to Pauls stories for hours... The best part of his videos

  • @andreamarcelli4672
    @andreamarcelli4672 Před 4 lety +2

    9:20 The two concepts Paul correctly highlights are well-known within the academic community: "survivor's guilt" and "survivor's blame".
    To put it briefly, it has something to do with humans being hardwired for group cohesion, which makes them suspicious of exceptional or gratuitous circumstances that could be roughly related to the fact of being a "tall poppy" (either because you prepped, or because of sheer luck).
    Think of someone who carefully hoards food and water on the assumption one day SHTF. Can you imagine the "envy" of those who did not prepare in advance: "how comes you were *prepared* for that and we weren't? You are clearly *out of the norm*... so there must be something wrong with you." Projecting, projecting, projecting...

  • @jrdeckard3317
    @jrdeckard3317 Před 4 lety +3

    3:56 The bee said, "Where's the meat target?" 6:10 Bee threatens to come back with friends. 8:47 "See? I'm back! Get the meat target. Get it now!"

  • @tek4
    @tek4 Před 4 lety +3

    Paul.. thank you.
    I am very very worried about my children, 8, 10, and 14. My three boys are my everything.. and years ago I had to tell one, he can't have light up shoes for school because they would make him stand out in a bad situation. I didn't tell him to what I was thinking of.. now I have some ideas how I can modify there backpacks if after the virus is over, we do send them back.
    After distance learning, and seeing how much calmer the city was, I'm tending to maybe do some thing different.
    But I want them to have a normal life, and my oldest really misses his friends, so this will give me some help and help me instruct on what to do with the situations that may occur.
    So seriously, thank you. Your channel and wisdom has always been on point, and hell I even started wearing a old Sears jacket with the duck pouch, because it speaks to wisdom and utility. It's not fashion or nothing, but function.

  • @andy.connor.e8853
    @andy.connor.e8853 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you Paul. You make very good points about mentality of wanting something to happen because you came prepared.

  • @crux4137
    @crux4137 Před 4 lety +1

    Love your content Paul! You are so decisive with your words and well-educated, i’m so glad I stumbled upon this channel at 3 A.M.

  • @TheBrewer3535
    @TheBrewer3535 Před 4 lety +23

    Paul needs to demonstrate a Bug-A-Salt gun on the flies around the microphone.
    With a high tech fleece stop, of course.

    • @AshGreen359
      @AshGreen359 Před 4 lety +2

      I have one of those and it doesn't work very well. I was disappointed

    • @beargillium2369
      @beargillium2369 Před 4 lety +1

      He did load a big bore black powder gun with salt once, does that count?

  • @Mrgunsngear
    @Mrgunsngear Před 4 lety +6

    Thanks

  • @Tyrfingr
    @Tyrfingr Před 4 lety +1

    Also i recall a quote of Tuco in The good the bad the ugly - as Paul keeps saying that he will get to the shooting part after he's done talking.
    "When you have to shoot. Shoot. Don't talk" - Tuco
    :D

  • @paullewis1088
    @paullewis1088 Před 4 lety

    Good info and great advise. I like the fact that someone is doing these knowing not everyone’s pockets are super deep. Thanks again keep up the good work

  • @louisbecker5941
    @louisbecker5941 Před 4 lety +7

    It looked like Mr. Mcloskey in St. Louis had a bare bones A-1 with a 20 inch barrel.

  • @perochialjoe
    @perochialjoe Před 4 lety +10

    The reasoning for the ceramic behind the books is very sound. If it is enough of a pain then the tile will end up at home.

    • @bradnail99
      @bradnail99 Před 4 lety +2

      Yep. Like Paul says, “program compliance.”

  • @YankeeSoutherner1945
    @YankeeSoutherner1945 Před 3 lety

    Am I the only one that would be fascinated by a “Story Time With Paul” video? He has an incredible amount anecdotes and stories.

  • @masaharumorimoto4761
    @masaharumorimoto4761 Před 4 lety

    You're the best Paul! I enjoy every one of your videos, thanks for all the entertainment!!!

  • @jamesleung2450
    @jamesleung2450 Před 4 lety +6

    I kept looking for that mysterious bug that kept buzzing me during the video, otherwise great stuff.

  • @richarddavis1884
    @richarddavis1884 Před 4 lety +3

    Be ready for the “what if” brigade. Thanks Paul!

  • @BlueDart1971
    @BlueDart1971 Před 4 lety

    Love the channel. Thanks for all the work you put into your videos!

  • @TTiger86268
    @TTiger86268 Před 4 lety

    Paul Harrell, one of the most informative, well presented videos for information, on YT.

  • @dennis7470
    @dennis7470 Před 4 lety +3

    my kind of life style--- 2 handguns and a vest was just laying handy, ready to use

  • @danielmarshall4587
    @danielmarshall4587 Před 4 lety +3

    "jim-bob & suzzie" oh boy yes, I believe I've met those people.

  • @SierraBravo347
    @SierraBravo347 Před 4 lety

    As usual, a great presentation. Thanks, Paul! 👍🏻