CathyInBlue
Grandmaster
You say the apocalypse as got you down?
You say all the original kevlar has long since worn out and been used up?
You say you still want some form of ballistic body armour for protection?
Well, look no further than ancient Greece!
Linothorax Project
According to records, Alexander the Great's army invented a form of body armour called linothorax, which involved taking layer upon layer of special fabric and gluing them all together to form a thick, tough shell for them to wear into battle. Some students at the U. of Wisconsin — Green Bay have set out to regain that lost knowledge. Using only textiles and adhesives known to exist millennia ago, they've developed a workable linothorax substitute that can withstand sword hits, axe blows, and even arrow impacts. Would it stop a 9 mm? Maybe? .338 Lapua? Prolly not.
You say all the original kevlar has long since worn out and been used up?
You say you still want some form of ballistic body armour for protection?
Well, look no further than ancient Greece!
Linothorax Project
According to records, Alexander the Great's army invented a form of body armour called linothorax, which involved taking layer upon layer of special fabric and gluing them all together to form a thick, tough shell for them to wear into battle. Some students at the U. of Wisconsin — Green Bay have set out to regain that lost knowledge. Using only textiles and adhesives known to exist millennia ago, they've developed a workable linothorax substitute that can withstand sword hits, axe blows, and even arrow impacts. Would it stop a 9 mm? Maybe? .338 Lapua? Prolly not.
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