EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/26/blast-boxers-aim-to-curb-life-changing-wounds/
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Ok gentlemen, we've tested these in the laboratory, and have reached the limit what artificial testing can accomplish. We need a volunteer to test these out with a live shot to the nuts...
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Quote : | "Military officials in a number of European countries are testing “blast boxers,” armored underwear that protect the groin from shrapnel, according to the garments' manufacturer.
BCB International, a Cardiff, Wales-based manufacturer of military and survival products, says the shorts could help reduce “life-changing” injuries to the genitalia and colon - the type caused by roadside bombs in Afghanistan.
The “blast boxers” can stop a projectile moving at 230 meters per second (about the speed of a small handgun bullet), according to the company’s website. Besides protecting the genitals, the shorts also are designed to protect the femoral artery, which, if punctured, can cause rapid blood loss and a quick death.
The protective zones of the boxers are made from Aramid fabric, the same kind of fabric sold under the trade name Kevlar. Lightweight mesh compromises the rest of the garments.
BCB says the boxers have been worn on a 10-mile run “without causing undue discomfort,” but it recommends wearing them over other underwear.
The “blast boxers” sells for about $86 each on the company’s website.
“All soldiers asked whom have recently returned from Afghanistan, confirmed that had the Blast Boxers been available for them, despite the added burden, they would have all, to a man, worn them,” the company says on its website." | ]10/26/2010 9:23:45 PM |
Tarun almost 11687 Posts user info edit post |
10/26/2010 9:31:29 PM |
aph319 All American 8570 Posts user info edit post |
that pair of blast boxers has a camel toe 10/26/2010 9:43:33 PM |
BJCaudill21 Not an alcoholic 8015 Posts user info edit post |
If only they had been 4 years earlier.. we might still have Sean Taylor. RIP Redskins 10/26/2010 9:54:29 PM |
Mindstorm All American 15858 Posts user info edit post |
That has to make your junk as hot as shit. 10/26/2010 9:57:37 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
hot as shit.... probably
but that's probably a drop in the bucket compared to how much armor those cats have to wear anyway. 10/26/2010 10:01:58 PM |
AC Slater All American 9276 Posts user info edit post |
the new kevlar jackets that the army has to wear are 40 lbs alone. 10/26/2010 10:15:04 PM |
Mindstorm All American 15858 Posts user info edit post |
They're going to need portable air conditioning systems for all these armor bits sooner or later. Can't just wrap a guy in kevlar without giving his skin some way to breathe. 10/27/2010 12:13:17 AM |
jataylor All American 6652 Posts user info edit post |
how much harder would it be to just make them full pants 10/27/2010 12:31:49 AM |