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Nanotube Body Armor Coming Soon
s31523 writes "Military and law enforcement agencies are constantly seeking better protection in the line of fire, but current armor is heavy and bulky. The University of Cambridge has developed a new type of carbon fiber made up of nanotubes that is some cases exceeds the performance of Kevlar. The new material has other potential uses as well, from bomb disposal bins to flexible solar panels."
can you make better internets out of these tubes?
So, i'm wearing this suit... it's broad daylight and i'm charging my phone and stuff from the solarpanel effect that the nanotube suit has. I see a bomb, take my suit off, wrap it around the bomb. Waahoo! I just saved the day and charged my phone at the same time!
signature is pants
...so that's where they dispose of used bombs?
The motorcycle style helmet does hint at "low budget dystopias" though.
May contain traces of nut.
Made from the freshest electrons.
Will it blend ?
May contain traces of nut.
Made from the freshest electrons.
Also don't forget remote-controlled injector of stimulant+painkiller+adrenaline, so that, at the press of the button, they would rise, dripping blood and shredded guts, and attack the enemy without mercy. Then we'll only need a fluffy white cat to be delivered to the commander of such Legions of Doom.
Now seriously, some of what you propose could probably be done. I doubt that it would be really efficient, as these tubes aren't big enough to hold a significant amount of whatever substance inside.
The moon is not fully subjugated. I demand a second assault wave preceded by a massive nuclear bombardment.
Sorry everyone, he gets like this when his tinfoil hat is on too tight.
cmd-q.co.uk - some sort of stupid fucking internet bullshit
Yes, because an all-white uniform is so much friendlier.
Chris Mattern
You'll need 100 Minerals and 100 Vespene to reserach the Stim Pack upgrade.
Chris Mattern
Why hasn't this been tagged 'crysis' yet?