We know cockroaches can survive nuclear bombs, and we know Twinkies will be around longer than the human race, but now we know that there’s a PC monitor that can withstand a gunshot.
PC user Eric Gan took to Twitter to share his experience after a bullet hit his MSI Optix G27C2 monitor.
He tweeted: “House just got shot by random stranger from the street. Msi monitor got hit and blocked the bullet and still functioning. What a day.. shout out to @msiUSA @msitweets”
House just got shot by random stranger from the street. Msi monitor got hit and blocked the bullet and still functioning. What a day.. shout out to @msiUSA @msitweets pic.twitter.com/IhwVH2BO0O
— Eric Gan 颜 (@ericgan98) March 4, 2019
Gan explained [via PCGamer] that a weapon was fired by an unknown person who was “partying behind the street.” A total of five shots were reportedly fired into Gan and his friend’s rooms and luckily, the two weren’t hurt.
One of the bullets struck the monitor, which shows nothing more than a dent from the attack. According to Gan, it’s still working perfectly.
Clearer photo on the monitor, fans and ceiling. pic.twitter.com/hFhWquQv4e
— Eric Gan 颜 (@ericgan98) March 5, 2019
Now, don’t forget that the bullet had already travelled through a wall before it hit the MSI Optix G27C2, making it considerably less powerful than just outright shooting the monitor, but it’s still hugely impressive.
Check out the extent of the damage in the tweets below.
total of 5 shots in me and my friend’s room pic.twitter.com/4nafzHpH51
— Eric Gan 颜 (@ericgan98) March 4, 2019
The kind folks at MSI reached out to Gan and offered to replace the monitor in an incredibly kind gesture.
Team MSI has reached out to me on reddit and they were really cool by sending me a new monitor! ??? Thanks @msiUSA @msitweets pic.twitter.com/4rkZNwCwuo
— Eric Gan 颜 (@ericgan98) March 5, 2019
Featured Image Credit: MSI