Re: Liquid Body Armor

From: Dirk Bruere at Neopax (dirk_at_neopax.com)
Date: 07/13/04 

To: sci-military-moderated@moderators.isc.org
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:09:01 +0100

sanman wrote:

> How well can this technology work:
>
> http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,usa3_042104.00.html
>
> We were recently discussing this on the group, in regards to
> exo-skeletal armor and artificial muscles.
>
> I mentioned the idea of a liquid-filled suit that you could slip on,
> with the liquid-filled layer acting as a buffer against mechanical and
> thermal shock.

Larry Niven, Ringworld.
It was called 'Impact Armour' IIRC and had the same properties. 

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