I wonder how well these perform as advertised...
It makes sense when you think about it though, because current plated armor (even with the thigh plates) doesn't even cover the groin region very well, if you're lucky you get that kelvar cloth hanging down the front, which isn't really effective against upward blows, or blows from the side for that matter.
Old news is old.
IIRC, that was about syphillis.
I wonder how well these perform as advertised...
I doubt they can get any willing test subjects to try it out.
On the other hand... there might very well be an article up in a few weeks about "Marine in hospital after testing ballistic underwear with kick to crotch" or something.
I doubt they can get any willing test subjects to try it out.
On the other hand... there might very well be an article up in a few weeks about "Marine in hospital after testing ballistic underwear with kick to crotch" or something.
I think they have ballistic gel for that.
I'm suddenly seeing soldiers walking around wearing all three pairs of shorts at once, with ballistic socks stuffed down the front...
Eh, the Japanese used to use silk to stop arrows... I'm not sure how effective they'll be against sharp metal IED frags, but they should do some good against random debris flying around from the blast.
Yep. Like the dude that invented the bulletproof vest travelling police station to police station shooting himself in the chest to prove that it worked.
Or the guy that invented the bomb suit used by the military who has videos of himself getting blown up inside of it.
I wouldn't really call these "bulletproof" since pretty much any bullet would go right through it. Whether or not they are worth it will probably depend on the specific threat and mission. I expect that the protection offered will probably be similar to that of ballistic eye protection. Meaning it will stop really small light fragments and will keep small bits of rock and dirt from being embedded in your skin, but anything heavy-cased will go right through it. Like I probably wouldn't wear them during a convoy, because if something is strong enough to penetrate your armored vehicle, your underwear isn't going to do **** to stop it.
Did you see the vid for some of the new ballistic glasses? They can fire a .22 round point blank at one and not get penetration. It's really neat. (I saw it on the History channel, it was a Modern Marvels special about body protection I think)
most of the stress is absorbed on impact, I'm sure it'd feel like getting hit in the cheekbone , or eyebrow but that's better than a bigole hole in your head no?
Better? Yes. But I'm finding it hard to imagine that there's enough surface area for the impact to dissipate over that it doesn't have a rather high risk of still causing injury.
most of the stress is absorbed on impact, I'm sure it'd feel like getting hit in the cheekbone , or eyebrow but that's better than a bigole hole in your head no?
Better? Yes. But I'm finding it hard to imagine that there's enough surface area for the impact to dissipate over that it doesn't have a rather high risk of still causing injury.
They're glasses. Stopping a .22 round at PB range will probably cause injury and probably prevent death.
I do so adore as people agree with me in the most contrary manner possible.
Well, it wouldn't be any fun the other way, now would it?
Did you see the vid for some of the new ballistic glasses? They can fire a .22 round point blank at one and not get penetration. It's really neat. (I saw it on the History channel, it was a Modern Marvels special about body protection I think)
That's cool, but have you fired a .22? It's a small step above an air rifle. And since the enemy isn't firing .22s at us, I doubt it will do us much good in that department (not that I am bashing ballistic glasses, I wear them all the time since I work with explosives that could send even small bits of dirt or rock into my eyes and end up blinding me). And I'm not sure that the underwear will even be able to do that. Like I said, I'm not saying it's completely useless, just that its utility is limited, and I expect there will be a lot of people (usually officers) who will try to treat this like some magic cureall to end all our IED woes.
As far as the underwears stopping power goes I guess it depends on how light it really is. It's bound to be better than the stupid kevlar loincloth that overhangs to 'protect' your man bits however.
Eh, the Japanese used to use silk to stop arrows... I'm not sure how effective they'll be against sharp metal IED frags, but they should do some good against random debris flying around from the blast.
It's been a while since I took a look at stuff like this, but I'm pretty sure the reason they wore silk wasn't to stop an arrow but, rather, to have it pushed inside the wound channel along with the arrow shaft in the hope of sealing the wound somewhat. And I thought it was the Mongols that did it, too.
Eh, the Japanese used to use silk to stop arrows... I'm not sure how effective they'll be against sharp metal IED frags, but they should do some good against random debris flying around from the blast.
It's been a while since I took a look at stuff like this, but I'm pretty sure the reason they wore silk wasn't to stop an arrow but, rather, to have it pushed inside the wound channel along with the arrow shaft in the hope of sealing the wound somewhat. And I thought it was the Mongols that did it, too.
I believe you are correct.