Bulletproof vest
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A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or bullet-resistant vest, is a type of body armor designed to absorb impact and prevent the penetration of firearm projectiles and explosion fragment
The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) in MultiCam, as issued to United States Army soldiers
Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly's bulletproof armour, fashioned from plough mouldboards in 1880
Test of a 1901 vest designed by Jan Szczepanik, in which a 7 mm revolver is fired at a person wearing the vest
World War I German Infanterie-Panzer, 1917
Kevlar
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Kevlar is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, the high-strength material was first used comm
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…1971, research chemist Stephanie Kwolek discovered a liquid crystalline polymer solution. Its exceptional strength and stiffness led to the invention of Kevlar, a synthetic fibre, woven into a fabric and layered, that, by weight, has five times the tensile strength of steel. In the mid-1970s, DuPont, the company…
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Pieces of a Kevlar helmet used to help absorb the blast of a grenade
Kevlar is a very popular material for racing canoes.
Fire poi on a beach in San Francisco