Why have I not heard of this?

[andrewducker]

Amazing impact-resistant material:

More here

and used for motorcycle-safe jeans here.

And I assume the military will be all over this.

Comments

[andrewducker]

Aha! The military _are_ all over this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/4862103/Military-to-use-new-gel-that-stops-bullets.html

[heron61.livejournal.com]

I just saw that article after a bit of googling. I'm impressed, this is essentially the sort of impact armor that I've seen in numerous SF novels and RPGs for year. We live in an amazing era.

[andrewducker]

I know! Combine that with the cyberarm from a few days ago and we're basically living in Cyberpunk.

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

All through that segment I was expecting to hear a recorded message from Cave Johnson...

-- Steve's impressed with the resiliancy of the material, even if it's not quite as good as Repulsion Gel.

[skington.livejournal.com]

It looked like the guy also had some of the orange stuff in the groin area; I thought that would have been the ultimate test. But on rewatch he was merely holding it there. Bah.

(Deleted and reposted because I had a brainfart first time round and thought I could use BBCode.)

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

it's been on sale for ages

http://www.sixsixone.com/Catalog_661Bike.aspx?id=5ecb79c6-c172-4c37-b95d-aa7faf872626&product=ae8b9690-1ece-4731-b18d-76e6c5c4a7bc

http://www.sixsixone.com/d3o.aspx

I had a set of those a couple of years back, they were *utterly brilliant*
I may just buy some gloves, now you've reminded me. We discussed this stuff in the pub a few days ago.

[andrewducker]

Were they very light and flexible?

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

yes, considerably more so than the standard plastic plate model

they were still far too warm though.. but that's more to do with my crazy-arsed metabolism then a flaw with the armour.

definitely the best armour I've used.
I note that prices have come down a lot as well:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?s=d30
and underpants
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30846

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the recent BBC news story about the concrete hut that starts off as a tent?

[andrewducker]

No?

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13430747

Looks pretty amazing.

[andrewducker]

It is! Thanks!