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1 posted on 01/31/2016 11:35:49 AM PST by w1n1
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Varies upon thickness.


2 posted on 01/31/2016 11:38:41 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Trump then Cruz for me. I want to see Hillary, Bernie or any demoncrap crushed)
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It is why you can have a super thin layer as the face of a driver and smack golf balls with a club head speed over 100mph and it will take years for it to warp or dent.


3 posted on 01/31/2016 11:38:59 AM PST by LukeL
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The only thing that is truly bullet proof is Chuck Norris.


4 posted on 01/31/2016 11:40:27 AM PST by GregoTX
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Nothing is “bullet proof”.

Bullet resistant is what is wanted and it looks like it passed.

5 posted on 01/31/2016 11:40:54 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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I remember an old Soldier of Fortune magazine showed a titanium vest penetrated by a .303 Lee-Enfield during the early 80s Soviet Afghan war. The titanium vest was said to be worn by a Soviet colonel or general officer.


8 posted on 01/31/2016 11:50:44 AM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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Who knew titanium is resistant to penetration. . .

;-)

http://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/aircraft/a-10_survivability.html:

“If it hadn’t been for the titanium bathtub, I probably wouldn’t be here. The right side below the cockpit had seventeen major holes in it and the bathtub had a lot of chinks in it. Think of that; seventeen major holes just below the cockpit and I didn’t get a scratch! It has to be a rugged airplane to sustain that kind of damage. And five days later they had patched it with speed tape, changed the right flaps, aileron and speed brakes, and flew it back to Fahd. Then, after some work, they got it in shape and we flew it home.”


9 posted on 01/31/2016 11:52:04 AM PST by Hulka
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If the bullet is made of chocolate, then yes.


10 posted on 01/31/2016 11:54:15 AM PST by InvisibleChurch
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You bet.Thats why the A10 Thunderbolt has a Titanium bathtub surrounding its cockpit.Its designed to take hits up to twenty mm if I recall without suffering damage.


12 posted on 01/31/2016 11:56:40 AM PST by puppypusher ( The World is going to the dogs.)
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Titanium Bathtub


18 posted on 01/31/2016 12:06:51 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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Fun fact: titanium burns in pure nitrogen. Almost nothing else does. You’re welcome.


21 posted on 01/31/2016 12:36:21 PM PST by rightwingcrazy
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Heh.

Cotton’s “bullet proof” if you pile it thick enough.


23 posted on 01/31/2016 1:15:38 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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Iron has a different strength than steel.

Likewise, Titanium alone has different characteristics than when it is combined with other stuff. Imagine titanium-kevlar.


31 posted on 01/31/2016 2:30:49 PM PST by spintreebob
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