Ah yes… the difference between “a test” and “a demo”.

“Don’t complain, Philip - unlike Roger, at least you get to test the “with vest” control group.”

To add some context in the early days of bulletproof vests it wasn’t uncommon for inventors to go to places like police department and have a volunteer shoot them to prove their product worked. Talk about showmanship.

“One of these shoots a few inches high”

As long as the guy getting shot is happy as fuck i don’t care .

“So what did you say this was?” “It’s a prototype for a bullet proof vest.” “Oh, ok. Wait, so why am I wearing it?” “Hold still…”

You know how expensive a watermelon was? You shoot a man, all you have to do is send his widow a ham.