{"id":24387,"date":"2010-07-09T14:57:14","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T14:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/would-you-trust-your-life-to-a-vest-made-with-bullet-proof-%e2%80%9ccustard%e2%80%9d-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2010-07-09T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T14:57:14","slug":"would-you-trust-your-life-to-a-vest-made-with-bullet-proof-%e2%80%9ccustard%e2%80%9d-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/would-you-trust-your-life-to-a-vest-made-with-bullet-proof-%e2%80%9ccustard%e2%80%9d-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"Would You Trust Your Life to a Vest Made With Bullet-Proof \u201cCustard\u201d? | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kevlarweb\"<\/a>Facing enemy gunshots, which would you choose: the old stand-by Kevlar vest, or a new “liquid” suit? Ongoing research at BAE Systems<\/a> suggests you might be wise to pick the latter. Recent tests, BAE researchers suggest, hint that a combination of liquid and Kevlar layers might stop bullets more quickly and keep them from going as deep.<\/p>

BAE tested each material’s mettle by blasting them will ball bearings fired at over 600 miles per hour from a gas gun. The video<\/a>, available on the BBC site, shows a side-by-side comparison of 31 layers of Kevlar and 10 layers of Kevlar combined with the liquid.<\/p>

Apparently, the liquid has a secret recipe for how it sticks together to absorb the bullet’s force. Watching the video<\/a>, it seems like non-Newtonian fluids<\/a> are at work (everyday examples of non-Newtonians include ketchup and peanut-butter). Though a cornstarch and water mixture stiffens when you punch it<\/a>, it’s hard to see cornstarch making strides on the battlefield.<\/p>

Even if he can’t divulge the details, Stewart Penny, a business development manager at BAE, told<\/a> the BBC that the material is seriously sticky.<\/p>

“It’s very similar to custard in the sense that the molecules lock together when it’s struck.”<\/p><\/blockquote>

BAE also believes that the new liquid suit will be less cumbersome than traditional Kevlar suits–reducing soldiers’ fatigue and also, given that it’s liquid, improving their flexibility in the field.<\/p>

Related content:
Discoblog: A Life-Saving Slime? Military Has Eyes On Bullet-Proof Gel<\/a>
Discoblog: How to Make a Bulletproof T-Shirt<\/a>
Discoblog: Are Bulletproof Turbans the Next Safety Gear for Sikh Policemen?<\/a>
Discoblog: NCBI ROFL: Best materials and methods ever.<\/a><\/p>

Image: flickr\/ The Ratt<\/a><\/em><\/p>

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