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You know, I just realized that basically, dragon skin is a kevlar vest turned inside out and with a lot of enhancements. A normal Kevlar vest has material on the outside, and the ceramic ballistic plates on the inside. Dragon Skin has the plates on the outside and the material on the inside. The deflection problem might be solved by linking the scales at odd and random angles with some sort of connector. That way each scale would have a slightly different range of movement, while not hindering movement of the wearer, and possibly stopping bullets from xpenetrating the links. But, if a high caliber bullet shatters the scales, youre screwed anyway.
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The innovation is both in the arrangement of discs into overlapping scales, which spread the force out very effectively, and in the material of the discs, which I believe is a ceramic-titanium composite of some kind.
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Speaking of the deceptive title of this thread, what type of "protection" could starfleet use? I'm sure not all materials used to make condoms would be effective in all environments...if you know what I mean.
MAybe it will build off of current expiremental technology..
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Make em outta Utility Fog (Go google utility fog if you don't know what it is...it's highly cool. Theoretical but cool.)
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From Wikipedia "The foglets' bodies would be made of aluminum oxide rather than combustible diamond to avoid creating a fuel air explosive."
How nice. Now Riker's genitals won't explode.
"Each foglet would have substantial computing power, and would be able to communicate with its neighbors"
Oh great. Now I can have little robots chatting while I am making love.
THat would be a waste of material. Unless they are reusable, in that case, how do you clean genetic material off of Foglets?
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Of course they're reusable; that's the whole point. The air would be brimming with them, and they could form shapes and colors on command. They'd have clamps for attaching to each other and all they'd have to do to be 're-used' is to let go. Anyway, I was kidding about making condoms out of them; you'd have to make even smaller nanomachines to clean those nanomachines, but chemical cleaners could actually count as nanomachines when you think about it.
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Just imagining spraying my genitals with fast-hardening plastic gives me shudders now...
But about the body armor issue, regular Kevlar is ineffective as it is already. The fav weapon of insurgent fighters still remains the AK-47 which fires a 7.62 round. The 7.62 is big and heavy and the SAPI plates in our Kevlar now can only take about 1 or 2 shots before shattering and becoming completely ineffective (and if you've seen those plates, they're rediculously small and can barely cover your important organs). They can however stop 9mm pistol rounds and 5.56 NATO's too.
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quote:Originally posted by Pensive's Wetness: [QB speaking of which, goes modern pr0n use CGI? [/QB]
Actually yes, there is CGI pr0n available on the internet in both picture and movie format. Although most of it involves poorly designed characters with impossibly large breasts.
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quote:Originally posted by shikaru808: Just imagining spraying my genitals with fast-hardening plastic gives me shudders now...
But about the body armor issue, regular Kevlar is ineffective as it is already. The fav weapon of insurgent fighters still remains the AK-47 which fires a 7.62 round. The 7.62 is big and heavy and the SAPI plates in our Kevlar now can only take about 1 or 2 shots before shattering and becoming completely ineffective (and if you've seen those plates, they're rediculously small and can barely cover your important organs). They can however stop 9mm pistol rounds and 5.56 NATO's too.
Yes, but it is substantially better from the armor we were using 20 years ago. That could protect against grenade fragments. No bullets. I would rather be hit one or two times and have a chance to get out of the way than have my intestines shredded with the first shot. Kevlar is a balance of protection and mobility. THey could easily make it thicker and add larger shock plates, but it would make the soldier less mobile, and more prone to getting shot in the first place.
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quote:Originally posted by Da_bang80: Actually yes, there is CGI pr0n available on the internet in both picture and movie format. Although most of it involves poorly designed characters with impossibly large breasts.
Just like real porn.
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Lies. You're 16 & you have the internet. And if it's not a lie, why, we'll be more than willing to take you under our collectively corruptive little wings.
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I just think it is disgusting and exploitive. There are better ways to spend money. Like taking a girl on a date. If you play your cards right, soon that date might turn into a stable and possibly intimate relationship. With out the heavy eyeliner and silicone breasts.
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(Go google utility fog if you don't know what it is...it's highly cool. Theoretical but cool.)
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