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Instant Armor
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| 12/4/03
| Karen Lurie
Posted on 01/11/2004 5:15:21 PM PST by Valin
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01/11/2004 5:15:21 PM PST
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Valin
To: Valin
Cool.
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01/11/2004 5:19:16 PM PST
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To: Valin; *miltech; SLB; seamole; Travis McGee
Ping
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:21:12 PM PST
by
Valin
(We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.)
To: Valin
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:22:08 PM PST
by
wysiwyg
(What parts of "right of the people" and "shall not be infringed" do you not understand?)
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:22:26 PM PST
by
Valin
(We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.)
To: Valin; glock rocks
They may as well add the Reactive Cammo to the package
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:23:50 PM PST
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: Valin
Paging Mr. Heinlein....
MIT is catching up to your imagination.
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:26:18 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Valin
To: Valin
bump .... and when the mix the Predator's Invisibility tool ... kewl
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:33:26 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
To: Valin
Wow, armor that won't work unless turned on...
Great work guys! But how are you going to get our enemies to use it?
To: Valin
This is an attractive idea....
To: Valin
"What we're working with is a class of fluids called magnetorheological fluids," Yawn. Watch out for any hype containg the words "Nanophase". Ferrofluids have been around for decades. About a decade ago, Ferrofluidics Corporation, a pioneer in the field, was the subject of an SEC investigation.
The increase in viscosity and shear due to an applied field, even from a cryogenic electromagnet, will not suffice. There are further limitations in the amount of ferromagnetc material that can be suspended without agglomeration.
The research team hopes that eventually, the fabric-fluid combination could resist a shockwave or shrapnel. ...
And hydrostatically transmit, with high efficiency, the energy to the soldier's tissues.
MIT can go out with a begging bowl with the best of them.
The same general caution applies to MEMS and Hydrogen Energy as well. They are buzzwords, like "Dot Com" and "Multilevel Marketing".
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:37:49 PM PST
by
Gorzaloon
(Contents may have settled during shipping, but this tagline contains the stated product weight.)
To: Valin
Oh good, something new to have blown into your precious bodily fluids.
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:38:09 PM PST
by
tet68
To: Travis McGee
Travis,
I can imagine powering a Saturn 5 rocket with a teaspoon full of pidgeon poop, but the reality is a bit tougher!!!
It would have to be based in NY & DC as that is where we are storing the fuel!
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:44:35 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. - Lazarus Long)
To: Eaker
Oh come on, give Heinlein credit!
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:48:25 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Valin
What effect, do you suppose, all of these electromagnetic fields are going to have on all of the other soldier-portable electronic gizmos that are also in the works?
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:55:43 PM PST
by
Riley
To: Riley
Do you suppose they'll put some EM shielding in the briefs portion of the armor suits?
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:57:57 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: SJSAMPLE
I don't know, but the practical jokery possibilities are staggering.
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posted on
01/11/2004 5:59:55 PM PST
by
Riley
To: explodingspleen
"one nanotechnologist says that instant armor could be real in ten years. "
Well, if they asked Wes Clark how to do it, he could have the answer for them in 5 minutes! After all, he's going to prevent ANY further terrorist attacks and knows how to kill/capture Osama Bin-Dikhead!
Dat Wes--He Knows EVERYTHING!!! (NOT)
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posted on
01/11/2004 6:38:09 PM PST
by
Levante
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