Proteus Technology: New Material Is Strong, Light and Non-Cuttable

Post by wiml » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 3:51 AM UTC

wincy wrote: post #86

sudosysgen wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Essentially, the powder actuated piston fires a blank round and uses the pressure in order to propel a mass, that hits the lock and, assuming that the lock is restrained in the opposite direction, creates an immense force that destroys the internals of the lock and forces it open, all in less than a second.

Is this sort of like the weapon the guy in No Country For Old Men was using?

Post by 8note » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 3:55 AM UTC

rudolph9 wrote: post #70

mindfulhack wrote: post #7

This non-cuttable metal material sounds extremely useful: > "Security applications such as doors or barriers (as protection from forcible entry attacks) are obvious ones. However, our material technology could also be useful for enhancing the cutting resistance of shoe soles or protective clothing. Workers could benefit from non-cuttable elbow pads or forearm guards in environments with industrial tools." As someone…

I want a bike lock made of this stuff

Post by josephg » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 3:58 AM UTC

mparlane wrote: post #17

steffan wrote: post #11

My first thought was "New bike lock material" My second was: "New non-cuttable bike lock defeated by ______" {freezing, shock, heat, _ }

More likely it will be picked rather than cut at that point.

Post by gruez » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 3:59 AM UTC

sigmaprimus wrote: post #64

Neat idea, very similar to concept of running a chain through a pipe to prevent cutting, but in three dimensions. I do wonder what effect freezing would have on it though.

Post by ryan_j_naughton » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 4:01 AM UTC

Jedd wrote: post #44

> The freefall of grapefruit from 10 m does not damage the pulp[1] because pomelo peel consists of vascular bundles and an open-pored cellular structure with the struts made of parenchymatic cells. I have a Marsh grapefruit tree, fruiting now (southern hemisphere) as it happens, and I note that it produces particularly pithy progeny. (Ignoring for the moment that Pomelo is one of the parents of the modern grapefruit.…