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Hong Kong Engineers sent us BODY ARMOR - The ironic surprise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oGyNf9lqcs

Chinese CIRCUIT BOARD armor - Would it save your life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpxmC5sYnWk

Rather interesting topic on multiple fronts. People in Hong Kong sent several different hard and soft panels to these guys to test .38 special and 9mm penetration against them. The reason for those calibers is because they are supposedly widely used by police forces.

The hard panels were pieces that the engineers created themselves and curcuit boards (~$5 each) ranging from 6mm to 10mm in thickness that were purchased from China. The Chinese boards were able to easily stop .38 special, shot from a snub nose, cold. Nothing sent or tested was able to stop 9mm being shot from a 10" barrel, which was used to simulate a mp5.

The initial tests were done in December and the video posted three weeks later to "allow bulk ordering" prior to the tests being posted to youtube. Seems like there isn't much of a need for protection by protestors at the moment but could still be useful for any pesky forced quarantine roundups.

As mentioned, interesting on many fronts.

**Hong Kong Engineers sent us BODY ARMOR - The ironic surprise** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oGyNf9lqcs **Chinese CIRCUIT BOARD armor - Would it save your life?** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpxmC5sYnWk Rather interesting topic on multiple fronts. People in Hong Kong sent several different hard and soft panels to these guys to test .38 special and 9mm penetration against them. The reason for those calibers is because they are supposedly widely used by police forces. The hard panels were pieces that the engineers created themselves and curcuit boards (~$5 each) ranging from 6mm to 10mm in thickness that were purchased from China. The Chinese boards were able to easily stop .38 special, shot from a snub nose, cold. Nothing sent or tested was able to stop 9mm being shot from a 10" barrel, which was used to simulate a mp5. The initial tests were done in December and the video posted three weeks later to "allow bulk ordering" prior to the tests being posted to youtube. Seems like there isn't much of a need for protection by protestors at the moment but could still be useful for any pesky forced quarantine roundups. As mentioned, interesting on many fronts.

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Can it block coronas or Corona viruses?

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Bottles, absolutely. 12oz cans may pose a risk. 24oz cans are a no go.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

It comes prestocked with the Wuhan virus. Wash with bleach before use.

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What if I apply the YEE-HAW virus? That should cancel it out, no?

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The real lesson here is that there is a revolutionary army in HK that is currently arming up. Good for them and god speed. They day is looming large where every country in the world will need to decide between selling out and standing with China or standing for freedom with HK.

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Enginuity in the face of adversity involving people thousands of miles apart. A great example of why goverments want to regulate data flow into and out of their countries. I see this more of a time when citizens need to demand freedom from their goverments and not their goverments deciding whom can and cannot be free elsewhere in the world.

This new epidemic has been a double edged sword for China on the global stage. HK is no longer a major headline of unrest and they are showing, again, that they are not under control of their populace as they project. A lot will be said and done once everything has settled from this outbreak. Seeing which goverments back up China or HK's freedom will be pretty telling to those paying attention.

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For those that are really interested, it appears that the HK engineers were attempting to replicate something like the Hardwire ballistic armor () which is a resin infused kevlar hard plate armor made with the VARTM Process. Basicly it is just kevlar/resin plates that are put in a vacuum press while they cure. What the HK engineers were doing was the exact same thing but using fiberglass sheets rather than Kevlar sheets.

BTW - The Hardwire ballistic armor is awesome and very affordable. Slip a ballistic panel into your kid's school backpack or your laptop case. Use a clipboard at work? Make it bullet proof.

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Never seen their products before. Thanks for the info. Not a bad price and weight on the plate that they have a price listed for.

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Shit is tough as nails too. I bought a sample plate and shot it up at the range... stopped way more than they claimed. The IIIA plate performed more like a IV plate. It stopped a .223 but not a M855 penetrator round. I bet that there is something on the NIJ IV list that went through so they can't claim it officially but I would consider the plates to be "NIJ IIIA+"

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If I was in the business of selling consumer grade protection equipment like they are then I would also be a bit conservative with my product claims as well. It makes practical business sense; have people praise a product for doing above and beyond or be riddled with lawsuits on chances of failures.