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Army scientists, engineers develop liquid body armor
Army News Service ^ | April 21, 2004 | Tonya Johnson

Posted on 04/22/2004 2:47:46 PM PDT by O.C. - Old Cracker

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To: King Prout
This new armor uses something almost equally as ordinary and inexpensive - antifreeze. Polyethelene Glycol.
81 posted on 04/23/2004 6:02:39 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs (Only those who dare truly live - CGA 88 Class Motto)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Good stuff ~ protect our troops ~ Bump!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

82 posted on 04/23/2004 6:51:10 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
What's new about this? I have been using liquid armor on my car for year!
83 posted on 04/23/2004 7:02:05 AM PDT by ItsTheMediaStupid
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To: RinaseaofDs
and those nanoparticles of silicon?
my guess is volcanic ash.
84 posted on 04/23/2004 2:04:08 PM PDT by King Prout (poets and philosophers should NEVER pretend to Engineering... especially SOCIAL Engineering!)
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
The liquid, polyethylene glycol....

... is an ingredient of Dr. Pepper.

85 posted on 04/23/2004 2:05:16 PM PDT by r9etb
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Its the fibers that are knited together, the are small enough to let the tip of the of the ice pick through and the rest is forced and widens the fibers.


86 posted on 09/26/2004 12:47:55 AM PDT by Amn. Seaman (I have not yet begun to fight- John Paul Johns)
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