[Ansteorra] for the armourers

[John]

http://www.cyaprotectivegear.com/Brands/Zoombang/15.aspx

It was being discussed on the Armour Archive about 2 weeks ago.  Still 
haven't heard back from some who were going to buy some and test it.

Iaen

Jay Yeates wrote:
> Check out this new material technology.  when it becomes more available, if integrated into ones combat armour it can have *major* implications for making scadian sport combat far safer than it has been to date. 
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> http://www.d3o.com/
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> from the reading I have done so far, it would be the perfect "padding" under the steel (properly protected from abrasion) .. especially for joints, hands and *head* (check the video of the guy getting whacked on the head and knees with a shovel wearing a soft ski hat and with knee & thigh padding built into the ski pants ...)
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> soon as I can afford it, will be upgrading my motorcycling, cycling and street skate gear (products already available) .. and I definitely want my next set of ballistic armour to have a layer of this stuff behind the ballistic fabric (wonder how it would work behind the new "dragon skin" stuff???).   
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> 'wolf
> ... "the street finds uses for things"
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