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No, that’s the magic of the bulletproof fabric. Imagine the energy of the bullet is distributed across the entire garment.
by backpackviolet 3y ago
No, that’s the magic of the bulletproof fabric. Imagine the energy of the bullet is distributed across the entire garment.
- libria 3y agoI think that is our problem, we have a hard time imagining how the energy could be distributed across the garment. You could sell me on Non-Newtonian-Kevlar though: Pliant to a slow crease, rock-hard with a sudden strike. --- Oh man I thought I was making that up, but it's a thing! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Armor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Armor The future is now!
- Zababa 3y ago> You could sell me on Non-Newtonian-Kevlar though: Pliant to a slow crease, rock-hard with a sudden strike. "Nanomachines, son. They harden in response to physical trauma."
- wongarsu 3y agoIt also doesn't have to spread it out over a particularly large area. If we are talking about the force of a punch from a good boxer, we only have to spread it over the area of the front of a boxing glove. That seems perfectly reasonable for a fabric layer soaked with a non-Newtonian fluid.
- j_mo 3y agoAccording to that page, BAE systems et al were using kevlar soaked in a solution of polyethylene glycol and silica nanoparticles. All readily available online, if you can afford something like $200 per 2ml of silica nanoparticles. It would be amazing to see one of the YouTube channels that has tried making their own, just make the real thing. I imagine a suit made of dripping wet Kevlar wouldn't be too comfortable though. John Wick would experience some chafing.