Peanut butter like armor made of laxative material hoped to be out by 2007!
UpwardThrust
31-07-2006, 21:22
Im serious
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_32/b3996068.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech
Pretty cool stuff with hopes to save the lives of prison guards first.
Center for Composite Materials, it's a mix of polyethylene glycol, a polymer found in laxatives and other consumer products, and nanobits of silica, or purified sand. Together they produce a "sheer-thickening liquid" that stiffens instantly into a shield when hit hard by an object. It reverts to its liquid state just as fast when the energy from the projectile dissipates.
Edit: forgot to put the last part in there
Who do you think should get the first production if it is as good as claimed? US troups or something more local like cops?
Dinaverg
31-07-2006, 21:24
It's like that stuff we made out of...stuff....In elementary school science class. That stuff was cool.
This will scare the shit out of unruly prisoners.
UpwardThrust
31-07-2006, 21:26
This will scare the shit out of unruly prisoners.
Lol was that an intentional pun if so WELL DONE
Fartsniffage
31-07-2006, 21:27
Reminds me of the body shields in Dune. Soon criminals will be learning to make the killing stroke slowly ;)
Dinaverg
31-07-2006, 21:29
Reminds me of the body shields in Dune. Soon criminals will be learning to make the killing stroke slowly ;)
Well, guns would be screwd then...unless you could slowly pistol whip...
UpwardThrust
31-07-2006, 21:29
Reminds me of the body shields in Dune. Soon criminals will be learning to make the killing stroke slowly ;)
Hmmm been SOOO long sense I read the books … think it is time to pick them up again
Fartsniffage
31-07-2006, 21:29
Well, guns would be screwd then...unless you could slowly pistol whip...
True, but it would lead to some cool sword fights on the evening news :cool:
Dinaverg
31-07-2006, 21:31
True, but it would lead to some cool sword fights on the evening news :cool:
True. That would make things more intresting.
The Gate Builders
31-07-2006, 21:37
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Si Takena
31-07-2006, 21:41
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This sounds cool. I want to see cops/prison guards/soldiers in a wet suit ^.^
To the edit: I think cops first, but that's not to say the army shouldn't get them, but it's easier to give something to your neighbor then to ship it around the world ^.^
Pure Metal
31-07-2006, 21:43
It's like that stuff we made out of...stuff....In elementary school science class. That stuff was cool.
baking powder? i know the stuff you mean
this invention sounds pretty awesome... it gets put into wobbly (liquid-filled) clothing and you got head-to-toe armour protection. that's cool :cool:
could it not be used for other things like strengthening windows, and in cars?
Sarkhaan
31-07-2006, 21:47
It's like that stuff we made out of...stuff....In elementary school science class. That stuff was cool.
corn starch and water. And food coloring for extra mess.
Si Takena
31-07-2006, 21:54
could it not be used for other things like strengthening windows, and in cars?
It doesn't seem like it would be clear, and if it is it would probably distort, though the technology may inprove, we'll just have to see ^.^
Teh_pantless_hero
31-07-2006, 22:30
What would be intersting to see would be the containment unit. If it is a liquid, it will have to be contained in some sort of material that would not perforate.
Dinaverg
31-07-2006, 22:34
What would be intersting to see would be the containment unit. If it is a liquid, it will have to be contained in some sort of material that would not perforate.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/03/020301071136.htm
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It's a start.
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Who do you think should get the first production if it is as good as claimed? US troups or something more local like cops?
Sounds like the stuff the US and Canadian Olympic ski teams used in the elbow and shin guards of their racing suits.
Daistallia 2104
01-08-2006, 06:09
Im serious
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_32/b3996068.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech
Pretty cool stuff with hopes to save the lives of prison guards first.
The idea of STF body armors been running around for quite some time. And it's been "in the works" almost as long.
Who do you think should get the first production if it is as good as claimed? US troups or something more local like cops?
Why on Earth would we want to give it to the good people of Troup (http://www.trouptexas.org/)? Is crime back home really that out of control? (:p)
And Dinaverg, PM, and Sarkhaan, that stuffs usually called oobleck, after the Dr. Seuss story.
Minoriteeburg
01-08-2006, 06:12
This definitely wins the "Thread title of the week" award....
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The Empyrean Heights
01-08-2006, 06:14
That's such a brilliant idea. My question is, is it really peanut butter? Because, if it stays fresh, could it be used as emergency rations?
UpwardThrust
01-08-2006, 06:15
This definitely wins the "Thread title of the week" award....
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Lol I was proud and sad no one commented on it really lol
Im serious
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_32/b3996068.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech
Pretty cool stuff with hopes to save the lives of prison guards first.
Edit: forgot to put the last part in there
Who do you think should get the first production if it is as good as claimed? US troups or something more local like cops?
The 1st person who tries it out will be like Heath Ledger in a Knights Tale when he tried his new armour...hmm heath swoon!