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U.S. Army Testing Personal Cooling Suits
DJ BenBen writes to tell us that they Army is currently testing some 500 liquid cooled vests with Humvee crews in Iraq. From the article: "The Humvees with add-on armor were fitted with air conditioners after TARDEC engineers in Warren, Mich., were given the requirement to figure out how Soldiers in armored vehicles could be kept cool under the desert sun. Some of the same engineers had designed the add-on armor kits for the M-998 and M-1025 Humvees in theater. But with the extra armor and doors closed, temperatures inside the vehicles could reportedly reach more than 130 degrees. 'It's like putting somebody in a toaster oven on low heat,' said Charlie Bussee, an engineer at TARDEC."
military spending is such a waste. I can't remember the last time i used something developed by the military. I think the net would be a better place without this kind of research.
you've just posted a comment on the internet, formerly known as arpanet (well a long time ago)... wasnt that a network of computers made for military use???
though i agree that military spending is a waste, i suggest you reevaluate your use of [INSERT USED OBJECT HERE] for it most probably has some root in military use...
wether we want it or not, war is a time when people get very inventive and money is rarely a concern, as victory is the only goal... think of all the advances in science that where triggered by war and you will notice how much we owe (in terms of technology) to this barbaric thing we call war.
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