Goodbye kevlar, move over ballistic plate...meet FOAM armor!

[CZroe]

Please don't pull a Fern, you're better than that.

I went by her name, which sounded more Lebanese or Persian to me at the time, and used it to make a tongue in cheek jab at Drumpf. Jesus, lighten the fuck up Francis.

I even stated upfront I was making an assumption. Ugh.

This is why we can't have nice things.

I only responded with one tongue-in-cheek word. You seem to be concerned with my other reply, which was to someone else who got the religion/race part completely backwards. I didn't need to be corrected.

 

[werepossum]

That's a good point to bring up. Wearing armor even in a temperate climate will still cook you plenty quick if you are running around for long with the normal carbine, ammo and misc gear to haul. Imagine doing it when it's 92 degrees in the shade.

The Canadians came out with a capillary cooling bodysuit awhile ago. I've heard it's been a big hit with chopper pilots, maybe we'll see something to that effect for infantry, integrated into the armor or their packs, with no pump and water suitcase to carry around.

One more reason to fight at night

Someone inventing an efficient, lightweight armor system that includes passive temperature regulation could become very, very wealthy.

 

[Cozarkian]

Don't forget the neck and chin protector. That bullet looked like it turned to shrapnel spraying in all directions, so a chest shot might send shrapnel on the underside of your jaw.

How does the total thickness/cost/weight compare to other armors? If we could police uniforms with type IV armor with no more discomfort than current type II standards then ... freaking awesome.

 

[Miramonti]

I've tried 3 different browsers and still can't see the Buy Now button.

 

[CZroe]

Don't forget the neck and chin protector. That bullet looked like it turned to shrapnel spraying in all directions, so a chest shot might send shrapnel on the underside of your jaw.



How does the total thickness/cost/weight compare to other armors? If we could police uniforms with type IV armor with no more discomfort than current type II standards then ... freaking awesome.

...at least a fragment after the initial impact will have significantly lower mass and velocity.

 

[werepossum]

I've tried 3 different browsers and still can't see the Buy Now button.

+1

 

[DigDog]

it could be an extra-rigid susbstance that shatters the bullet - which means it would do squat to harder bullets. also, i don't see any impact force reduction here.

nothing compared to non-newtonian gels which are about to be deployed soon.

oops, sorry, i meant to add [SPOILER - Physics]

 

[Ichinisan]

Don't forget the neck and chin protector. That bullet looked like it turned to shrapnel spraying in all directions, so a chest shot might send shrapnel on the underside of your jaw.

I was thinking the same thing after watching the animation from the high speed camera.

 

[R0H1T]

FOAM that's so 1900's we have Carbyne now, take that bullets
http://wccftech.com/worlds-strongest-material-carbyne-research

 

[werepossum]

FOAM that's so 1900's we have Carbyne now, take that bullets
http://wccftech.com/worlds-strongest-material-carbyne-research

Assuming they can pull that off, they could build a bulletproof vest that actually is bulletproof - although a Taser would reduce you to a drifting pile of ash.