To: Kirkwood
Lol!
I remeber reading a book by John Brunner, in which the police had something called “Caratands.” They were soft until you hit someone, and they turned rock hard. Silly putty in special gloves could do this! Normal hand movements , no problem. But smack someone and it’s like hitting them with a brick! Maybe I need to make a pair for my next trip to Cleveland?
15 posted on
09/25/2015 2:54:06 PM PDT by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
I remeber reading a book by John Brunner, in which the police had something called “Caratands.” They were soft until you hit someone, and they turned rock hard. Silly putty in special gloves could do this! Normal hand movements , no problem. But smack someone and it’s like hitting them with a brick! Maybe I need to make a pair for my next trip to Cleveland? SF writer Larry Niven had a very similar idea decades ago. Impact Armor -- flexible cloth until it gets hit, at which point it becomes temporarily hard.
38 posted on
09/25/2015 4:52:13 PM PDT by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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