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Postby 2triky » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:33 am

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Postby hundefar » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:25 am

I want a pair of trousers made of this.
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Postby 2triky » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:26 am

hundefar wrote:I want a pair of trousers made of this.


Hehe. Could be a useful garment.
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Postby Greji » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:23 am

hundefar wrote:I want a pair of trousers made of this.


The hell with the trousers, I want a slab of it wrapped around my johnson!
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Postby GuyJean » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:33 am

Link to the article: http://www.popsci.com/bown/2009/product/x-flex-blast-protection-system

Promo video:
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A few years back, I saw a Japanese program where they were using this stuff to wrap the support columns on bridges to protect against earthquakes; rather than rebuild a bridge that doesn't pass inspection, just wrap that rascal! :p

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Postby fooj » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:33 am

It'll probably cost a small fortune to blast proof your bedroom. I can't see this as being cheap and as a consumer, why would I need that kind of protection? Against a wrecking ball?
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Postby Yokohammer » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:38 am

fooj wrote:It'll probably cost a small fortune to blast proof your bedroom. I can't see this as being cheap and as a consumer, why would I need that kind of protection? Against a wrecking ball?

How about protection from flying exploding 200-liter barrels?

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24114
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Postby Coligny » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:56 pm

Yokohammer wrote:How about protection from flying exploding 200-liter barrels?

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24114


As usual if it's MilSpec version you have to pay the overhead going into R&D (not that big) and also hookers and blow for the generals in charge of the product testing and selection (usually bigger part). When the start mass production price will go down faster than your zipper on a philipin club. They've been selling the same kind of stuff for glass shielding at every shopping mall in japan since decades.


(I blame the movie "pentagon's wars" for my skewed view on the US Army protocol for weapons selection and development, but then again, when I see the V22, F22 or F35, I doubt they were that far from the truth)
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