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Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by moftz »

wang_li wrote: post #9
theshadowknows wrote: post #6

I...isn’t this sort of focusing on the wrong thing? How many criminals storm police and military installations armed with stun guns?

Seems odd that their advertising is “with the rise of consumer tasers used for home defense...” who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders? Also is it really smart to take away the police’s nonlethal tools in a premeditated fashion? Do you think it’s going to help your family’s wrongful death suit when your body is wrapped up in anti-taser gear?

Seems like they could be suggesting that Tasers are going to become the new saturday night special, a cheap tool to incapacitate someone. Conductive clothing is cheaper and I'm sure hurts a lot less than body armor stopping a bullet.

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by lph »

wang_li wrote: post #9
theshadowknows wrote: post #6

I...isn’t this sort of focusing on the wrong thing? How many criminals storm police and military installations armed with stun guns?

Seems odd that their advertising is “with the rise of consumer tasers used for home defense...” who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders? Also is it really smart to take away the police’s nonlethal tools in a premeditated fashion? Do you think it’s going to help your family’s wrongful death suit when your body is wrapped up in anti-taser gear?

Their intended customers are probably tacticool bros who want to spiff up their LEO LARPing.

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by moftz »

david_shaw wrote: post #5
jameshart wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am at a loss as to what your threat model might be where that makes some kind of sense.

I don't think it's crazy to suggest the creation of fashionable items with enhanced protection. At the high-end, bulletproof suits and luxury vehicles certainly have a market that already exists today.

You still have to dissipate all of that energy. All a kevlar suit jacket is going to do is allow you to easily pull the bullet out of your chest. Getting shot while wearing a vest still causes immense bruising and can still break bones. Kevlar clothing would be more stab and slash resistant.

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by cwkoss »

jameshart wrote: post #3
cwkoss wrote: post #2

Neat! I'd love to see the rise of a high end clothing brand centered on making clothes with kevlar and other novel materials to create a comfortable washable clothing with a higher protection factor.

I am at a loss as to what your threat model might be where that makes some kind of sense.

If I could pay $400 for bulletproof knifeproof jeans - that are as comfortable as regular ones, I probably would. It isn't necessarily a rational decision, but it would offer a small amount of peace of mind plus a cool factor.

Woodworking, gardening, kitchen - several activities would be slightly safer with some extra stab/slash-protection.

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by mirimir »

wang_li wrote: post #9
theshadowknows wrote: post #6

I...isn’t this sort of focusing on the wrong thing? How many criminals storm police and military installations armed with stun guns?

Seems odd that their advertising is “with the rise of consumer tasers used for home defense...” who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders? Also is it really smart to take away the police’s nonlethal tools in a premeditated fashion? Do you think it’s going to help your family’s wrongful death suit when your body is wrapped up in anti-taser gear?

> who exactly are their intended customers? Home invaders?

Sure. That is, SWAT teams.

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by etrautmann »

cwkoss wrote: post #15
jameshart wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am at a loss as to what your threat model might be where that makes some kind of sense.

If I could pay $400 for bulletproof knifeproof jeans - that are as comfortable as regular ones, I probably would. It isn't necessarily a rational decision, but it would offer a small amount of peace of mind plus a cool factor. Woodworking, gardening, kitchen - several activities would be slightly safer with some extra stab/slash-protection.

I don't understand why this is cool or what it would protect you from? A dress shirt maybe but who's stabbing or shooting legs?

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by cwkoss »

etrautmann wrote: post #17
cwkoss wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I could pay $400 for bulletproof knifeproof jeans - that are as comfortable as regular ones, I probably would. It isn't necessarily a rational decision, but it would offer a small amount of peace of mind plus a cool factor. Woodworking, gardening, kitchen - several activities would be slightly safer with some extra stab/slash-protection.

I don't understand why this is cool or what it would protect you from? A dress shirt maybe but who's stabbing or shooting legs?

My threat model is less concerned about intentional violence, and more about accidental injury. If I can reduce my chance of accidental death by 1% for a few hundred bucks, that would be cool, if not necessarily economically rational.

Oh, I want the dress shirt too! Heck, I'd wear a helmet with a HUD if it was comfortable and socially acceptable.

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by 01100011 »

Interesting. I'm pretty sure people already rolled their own version of this years ago. One possible countermeasure is simply to lengthen the prongs of the taser and coat the base of the prong with an insulator. The clothing may still provide an alternate pathway depending on how well it is in contact with your skin.

Re: ThorShield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric

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Post by Krasnol »

jameshart wrote: post #3
cwkoss wrote: post #2

Neat! I'd love to see the rise of a high end clothing brand centered on making clothes with kevlar and other novel materials to create a comfortable washable clothing with a higher protection factor.

I am at a loss as to what your threat model might be where that makes some kind of sense.

If you play it right, sense may become secondary.
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