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   Some German Guy (some_german_guy@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 04:40:14 JST Some German Guy
   huh
   a bunsh of chinese figured out how to make wood with the properties of steel.
   very hard and brittle steel, but its sill impressive.
   then the canadien youtube chemist proved that its capable of stopping live ammo.
   im thinking this will be more worthwhile as a construction material then armor, but still, its just fucking wood.
   youtube.com/watch?v=CglNRNrMFGM&ab_channel=NileRed
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     PoalackJokes88 (poalackjokes88@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 04:40:12 JST PoalackJokes88

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     @MeBigbrain @Some_German_Guy inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=uxRJPVhuxh8
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     This stuff will stop most pistol rounds, making it about lvl 3A. Add a few ceramic floor tiles to it and it will stop most rifle rounds, putting it at about lvl 3 / 3+.
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     Coon Appreciater (mebigbrain@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 04:40:13 JST Coon Appreciater

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     @Some_German_Guy I'm on the lookout for lightweight bodyarmor that can be made at home, that would revolutionize civil uprisings.
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     Coon Appreciater (mebigbrain@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 04:40:14 JST Coon Appreciater

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     @Some_German_Guy How do they "make" this wood? Is this cheaper/less time consuming than Kevlar?
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     Some German Guy (some_german_guy@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 04:40:14 JST Some German Guy

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     @MeBigbrain it gets cooked with 2 cheap chemicals, one of which being drain cleaner.
     then it gets compressed and baked with a heated hydraulic press.
     designing a industrial process for this will be very easy.
     and if they ever figure out how to make the wood less brittle, then things will get real fun.
     as it is, it will already be useful as a new material.
     given that this is a chinese invention, i have a feeling that a lot of things made with steel will soon be using this stuff instead.
     would be funny if 15 years from now, this material will be the go stuff cheap shit is made from.
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     spiral_power (spiral_power@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 05:40:46 JST spiral_power

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     @PoalackJokes88 @MeBigbrain @Some_German_Guy Oh wow.
     did not expect that. Wonder if there would be a difference with chopped strand matting, which should be stronger and less likely to delaminate.
     
     I've done some fiberglassing on boats in the past so will be trying this, thank you fren
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     spiral_power (spiral_power@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 05:41:09 JST spiral_power

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     @PoalackJokes88 @MeBigbrain @Some_German_Guy Would also be so easy to make custom shapes for backpack inserts etc
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     PoalackJokes88 (poalackjokes88@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 05:46:14 JST PoalackJokes88

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     @Some_German_Guy @MeBigbrain As a craft process this looks like a pain in the ass. As an industrial process, this has huge potential. I'd be curious to see how it burns, my gut instinct says it's much more fire resistant due to less air space in the wood.
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     PoalackJokes88 (poalackjokes88@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 08:22:23 JST PoalackJokes88

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     @spiral_power @MeBigbrain @Some_German_Guy It's stronger in the sense that it has no weak directions. But if you do enough layers of oriented strands, you'll cover all directions and be stronger than csm (longer fibers are stronger than short).
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     spiral_power (spiral_power@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 08:22:24 JST spiral_power

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     @PoalackJokes88 @MeBigbrain @Some_German_Guy would like to correct myself, CSM is not necessarily stronger than cloth. not sure where I picked up that it is
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     PoalackJokes88 (poalackjokes88@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 08:26:54 JST PoalackJokes88

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     @Some_German_Guy @MeBigbrain It would eventually light up, yes, but basically only in an arson scenario. It would take longer for fire to actually take, because it doesn't have internal voids that allow air flow. This means in normal fire scenarios, it's less likely to burn. I've seen videos about swiss buildings being made with solid wooden walls instead of insulation, and because it doesn't have air channels in the walls it's actually really hard to start a fire in one. This is the same idea but on a smaller scale.
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     Some German Guy (some_german_guy@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 02-Nov-2023 08:26:55 JST Some German Guy

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     @PoalackJokes88 @MeBigbrain thinking about it.
     hardwoods have a tendency to burn longer.
     so unless the cooking process removed the hydrogen, this stuff should make good charcoal.