A Razer gaming headset reportedly saved a life by deflecting a stray bullet

In their Reddit post, they shared several photos revealing their window, their damaged headset, and the bullet itself, which apparently ricocheted off the headset before hitting the wall of the wearer's bedroom and landing on their bed.

"If it wasn’t for the headphones made with good quality, I would've been a dead kid at the age of 18," the Razer headset wearer wrote. "I couldn’t even imagine all the pain my family and friends would’ve been through".

"It came from a block away. It was a stray bullet. Someone with bad aim almost killed me while I was just talking to my friends," they added. 

In 2020, a similar report emerged of a woman's life being saved by her breast implants, which stopped a bullet from reaching vital organs.

Incredible luck lets gamer see another day

The alleged headset bullet deflection occurred in Torrance, Florida, and police reportedly came to the scene to remove the bullet and investigate the scene.

Though some Reddit users questioned whether the story was real, the Redditor provided several photos to back up their claims. Of course, without a police report, it's hard to know whether the story is true or not. If it is faked though, the Redditor made their story impressively believable.

As Enough_Dance_956 points out, they want to thank Razer as if they had "moved an inch forward or back, [they] would've been dead." It's likely that any similar sturdy headset with a stainless steel band would have done the same thing. 

If the story is true, it is also down to sheer luck that this gamer was hit at the exact angle and trajectory that allowed the bullet to ricochet off their headset rather than take their life.