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Video: iPhone 6 Plus meets 50-caliber bullet in slo-motion

Richard Ryan fired a 50-caliber round from a Barrett M82A1 rifle through an iPhone 6 Plus as part of his "six days of torture tests" smartphone project.

By Ben Hooper
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NASHVILLE, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A Tennessee man posted a YouTube video answering one of life's great unanswered questions: What happens when you shoot an iPhone 6 with a 50-caliber bullet?

The video shows Richard Ryan, star of the "Rated RR" YouTube channel, shooting Apple's new iPhone 6 Plus with a round from a Barrett M82A1 rifle and details in the impact in slow motion.

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Ryan, who said he is a fan of the iPhone 6 Plus camera, scored a "direct hit" on the phone in Monday's video.

The video was part of Rated RR's "six days of torture tests" for the iPhone 6 Plus. Previous videos include pitting the iPhone 6s against a blender, liquid nitrogen and a "drop test."

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