• ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    3 days ago

    This is totally awesome, but the limiting factor is still going to be the squishy inside bits. Of humans I mean, during impact.

  • SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Pretty sure normal foam is tunable, or at least you can pick by “softness”. Energy absorption is a function of spring constant, just pick a stiffer material.

  • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    The money’ll come from defense, and it’ll be a long time before us poors get to use it —outside of military service, of course.