RE: [ME]: Ballistic gell or the "no man down" system

["Bill Gant" <1d100@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you referring to Spectra fibres? Those are made by a process called
gel-spinning. Spectra fibres have a gel-like appearance and can be woven
into soft body armour. They are said to have a tensile strength greater than
aramid fibres. Pound for pound, these plastic fibres are 10 times tougher
than steel, and with a specific gravity of 0.97, they even float on water.

There is a write-up about Spectra's "Miracle Fiber" (sic) here:
http://www.firstdefense.com/html/vest_the_miracle_fiber.htm


Bill


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Weiser [mailto:kenmis@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 4:14 PM
> To: millenniums-end-l@perspex.com
> Subject: [ME]: Ballistic gell or the "no man down" system
>
>
> Hey everybody,
>
> You guys may have covered this already, but i'd like
> to know what's available as far as stats go for the
> "no man down" system i saw on the discovery channel a
> while back.
>
> Can anyone tell me more about how this ballistic gell
> stuff works, and what kind of stats it would have for
> ME?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
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