Comments on: Liquid Armor In Two Flavors http://patdollard.com/2007/08/liquid-armor-in-two-flavors/ The latest in policital news and the war in Iraq Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:37:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Egfrow http://patdollard.com/2007/08/liquid-armor-in-two-flavors/#comment-38780 Egfrow Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:17:32 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2007/08/liquid-armor-in-two-flavors/#comment-38780 The problem with the Magnetic fluid is that it is extremely expensive, and requires a power source. Not practical in battlefield conditions and not economically viable. Also. How would the mechanism be triggered. There may need to be a partial penetration of the round or kinetic force to trigger the fluid. Can it respond and harden fast enough? How about a false positive activation locking up a soldiers mobility by accident. Can't fight back when you are fucking frozen. MIT is just looking for Guberment Cash. The Shear thickening fluid has the best chance at success. Maybe a composite of Shear and Magnetic fluid in a nano tube format. Like a mesh. This tech is a long way off from being used in the field. The problem with the Magnetic fluid is that it is extremely expensive, and requires a power source. Not practical in battlefield conditions and not economically viable. Also. How would the mechanism be triggered. There may need to be a partial penetration of the round or kinetic force to trigger the fluid. Can it respond and harden fast enough? How about a false positive activation locking up a soldiers mobility by accident. Can’t fight back when you are fucking frozen. MIT is just looking for Guberment Cash. The Shear thickening fluid has the best chance at success. Maybe a composite of Shear and Magnetic fluid in a nano tube format. Like a mesh. This tech is a long way off from being used in the field.

]]> By: Dan (The Infidel) http://patdollard.com/2007/08/liquid-armor-in-two-flavors/#comment-38850 Dan (The Infidel) Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:49:10 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2007/08/liquid-armor-in-two-flavors/#comment-38850 I was thinking along the lines, what if the armor failed in an IED attack, would the liquid contaminate wounds? Sounds fishy to me. I was thinking along the lines, what if the armor failed in an IED attack, would the liquid contaminate wounds?

Sounds fishy to me.

]]> By: Egfrow http://patdollard.com/2007/08/liquid-armor-in-two-flavors/#comment-39106 Egfrow Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:24:45 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2007/08/liquid-armor-in-two-flavors/#comment-39106 Dan (The Infidel), Nah, neither of the liquid compounds are nothing near toxic. Actually, it would be very easy to extract the magnetic fluid from a wound if you get my drift. Shit,in fact,they may actually help slow the bleeding. The Shear fluid is embedded in the fiber of Kevlar and is not actually a fluid sack. Dan (The Infidel),

Nah, neither of the liquid compounds are nothing near toxic. Actually, it would be very easy to extract the magnetic fluid from a wound if you get my drift. Shit,in fact,they may actually help slow the bleeding. The Shear fluid is embedded in the fiber of Kevlar and is not actually a fluid sack.

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