Facts About Armored Trucks

1- Armored truck officers have the second-highest death rate in security

The first thing you didn't know about armored trucks is that serving as an officer on one of them -- whether behind the wheel or in the back as the hopper -- is not the most dangerous job you can find in the field of security.

According to PrivateOfficer.com, armored truck officers have the second-highest death rate in the field -- a distant second, in fact, to the position of nightclub security guard.

2- Armored trucks can function on deflated tires

Armored trucks, like armored vehicles, aren't designed to go on the offensive, at least not if they don't have to. While it's rumored that President Barrack Obama's Cadillac One has offensive measures built-in, this is only speculation and the same has been said about Air Force One.

Most armored trucks and similar vehicles aren't equipped to fight back, they're equipped to flee the scene, and in a hurry. Much of their exterior, plated deep in steel, is also highly angulated to deflect high-powered rifle bullets (windshields are often tilted at a 45 degree angle for this same reason), and a few tire blowouts can't slow down a good armored truck since plastic liners hug the inside of the tire and provide stability for several miles, until the truck can reach a safe location.

3- When full, some armored trucks weigh over 55,000 pounds

Another thing you didn't know about armored trucks is just how much some of them can weigh when filled with the right kind of money: coins. In some cases, the gross vehicle weight of an armored truck tops an astonishing 55,000 pounds, over 27 tons, about the same weight as a full-grown-if-slightly-smaller-than-average humpback whale or the U.S. military's massive CH-47D Chinook cargo helicopter.

4 -The first armored trucks were converted school buses

Brinks is most closely associated with armored, cash-in-transit vehicles, so it's not surprising to learn that they were first to develop and launch armored trucks, doing so in the early 1920s when they were a Chicago delivery company.

As the city's mobsters began armor-plating their own cars against both one another and the police, Brinks bought a set of retired school buses and began to convert them into armored trucks by applying steel plates to the vehicle's lower panels and putting bars over the windows. To further enhance security measures, Brinks would put a tail on the truck in the form of a Ford Model T armed to the teeth with machine-gun wielding guards.

5- 9/11 influenced armored truck design

The horrific terrorist attacks of 9/11impacted the entire nation, and the armored truck industry was no different. In fact, the attacks inspired a number of new additions to the armored truck because those events convinced many in the field that their armored trucks now faced a comparable catastrophe in terms of bombs and fuel tanks. Thus, a pair of features being added to many armored trucks include bomb detectors and the ability to kill the fuel tank remotely.

Interesting Facts !

1. California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.

2. Kangaroos can not walk backwards.

3. 'Jedi' is an official religion, with over 70,000 followers, in Australia.

4. According to a recent survey, more than half of British adults have had sex in a public place!

5. Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.

6. Nachos is the food most craved by pregnant women.

7. Each year, 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!

8. Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes.

9. The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.

10. On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.

11. Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

12. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.

13. Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second.

14. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge liked to eat breakfast while having his head rubbed with Vaseline.

15. When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height of six feet, normally without being hurt.

16. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

17. The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.

18. How does a shark find fish? It can hear their hearts beating.

19. Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.

20. In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!

21. The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.

22. During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.

23. Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.

24. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

25. There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.

26. There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.

27. More than 2 million documents will be lost by the IRS this year.

28. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

29. Washington, D.C. has one lawyer for every 19 residents!

30. Avocados have more protein than any other fruit.

31. The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!

32. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

33. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die!

34. The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.

35. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

36. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.

37. In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog!

38. You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.

39. Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.

40. One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving.

iPad Vs The JooJoo Vs HP Slate Vs Microsoft Courier

Eventhough iPad looks so cool, but people criticized it by saying that its:

-Too big to fit in a pocket

-Just as a big iTouch

-No Camera

-Doesn’t Support Flash

-And it’s Name is weird….

Not just enough bad news. In the next 2-5 months... “The JooJoo”, “Microsoft Courier” and the “HP Slate” will be released and they are a lot better and got more features and better pricing J (Almost the same price, but more features).

The JooJoo Tablet:

-Nb.1 Ultimate Internet Experience

-Stunning 12.1 HD touch-screen (one of a kind)

-Extremely Sleek (1.1 Kg)

-Turns on in only 9 Seconds

-Wifi & Bluetooth

-Built in Speakers & Microphones

-But only 4GB

-1080p Full HD

-Supports flash and Java

-And a lot of cool gadgets…

-And price is around $499

And now for the HP Slate… its cool and thin, black, like and iPad; almost the same design… But the Difference is:

HP Slate iPad

8.9 inch Screen	9.7 inch Screen
1.6 GHz ATOM Z535	1 GHz Apple A4 (P.A semi)
1080p playback	Not disclosed
32/64 Gb flash and upgradable by SD card reader	16/32/64 Gb flash and not upgradable
1 Gb RAM	Not Disclosed
Bluetooth, 3G, GPS	Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, Wifi
Windows 7 Home Premium	iPhone OS 3.2
VGA webcam	None
Up to 5 hrs Battery	Up to 10 hrs Battery

Microsoft Courier:

We don’t know a lot about it yet, but all we know that its almost the same sleek design of HP Slate, but like a book and can be folded like a book (2 Screens) and its Win 7.Microsoft said that its going to be supplied in a lots of Background Gadgets (Desktop Gadgets), and its powered by Bing and such similar Microsoft Programs.

Well it seems like were coming to a world that everything will be the same...

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