Liquid Armor the New Bulletproof Vest

kjh1 writes "Armor Holdings Inc. plans to start selling their 'liquid armor' next year. The new armor, originally envisioned to be spread on like peanut butter, is instead sprayed onto Kevlar in ultrathin coats. From the article: 'it's a mix of polyethylene glycol, a polymer found in laxatives and other consumer products, and nanobits of silica, or purified sand. Together they produce a "sheer-thickening liquid" that stiffens instantly into a shield when hit hard by an object. It reverts to its liquid state just as fast when the energy from the projectile dissipates.'"

Comments

Wolverine

[dustpuppy]

Wolverine didn't need Adamantium bonded to his skeleton, he just needed to smear this super-strong 'peanut butter' on his bones.

Gotchas

[Frightening]

This is a perfect post to play wiseass on:

1) The stuff thickens AFTER being hit with a high energy impact i.e after the first bullet. Snipers rejoice!

2) No humour allowed. If your buddy accidentally claps you on the back, his hand will get stuck in laxative juice and "nanobits" of silica until everything calms down.

3) What the FUCK is a nanobit?

4) Economy will go to hell. Street gangs will be spraying themselves with laxative and all over their genitals ..etc.

5) Can be made at home? A decent high-school lab with a little oven can make this stuff, I'm sure. I guess depends on answer to (3)

Re:"a polymer found in laxatives"

[Anonymous Coward]

"As if having a gun fired at you isn't enough to make you shit your pants..."

If someone was firing a gun at me, I don't think I would need such medicative assistance, I would do enough shitting of my pants on my own.

sounds like ooblick (oobleck, ubliq...)

[karlandtanya]

neat stuff.

Good jorb.

[sirrobert]

Well done. This is the first slashdot post I've ever actually laughed at aloud. (I'm not a moderator or I'd mark it funny =)