OT: Rhino Linings - tougher than you think - Page 2

Puke · #1 June 28th, 2006, 07:52 PM

interesting. have to talk to some other bikers about it, but this might be just the thing to add to my gortex/kevlar pants and jacket.

edit: of course, then my armor wouldnt be as breathable as it is now...

narf poit chez BOOM · #2 June 28th, 2006, 10:08 PM

Ok, I caught it this time.

It didn't stop the bullet. Sure, it sealed the hole, but it didn't stop the bullet.

Black_Knyght · #3 June 29th, 2006, 02:29 AM

In the case of the tanker, it was never INTENDED to stop bullets or shrapnel, but to simply prevent leakages that might otherwise prove devastating in a combat environment.

narf poit chez BOOM · #4 June 29th, 2006, 05:17 PM

That's a point.

ToddT · #5 June 30th, 2006, 06:36 PM

Hmm, if i remember right small designed to be bullet proof don't real protect very well against explosions, and vehicles design to withstand/survive explosions usually aren't very effective against bullets(the potent ammunition). I do not remember the specifics but in either case the rhino material would help. As the demonstration
with those cinder block buildings illustrates. The Standing building may not be safe occupy afterwards, but if you were in it in such a situation you have the opportunity to make it out in one piece, versus being buried(possibly alive) in the ruble of the other.