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minus-squareMeldroclinkEnglish3•1 year agoHemp fibers are really strong - that’s why they’re used to make rope. Not quite Kevlar, but apparently helpful against bullets.
minus-squareAltolinkfedilink5•edit-21 year agoEspecially since there’s still the metal of the train itself. Don’t necessarily even have to stop the bullet, just slow it enough/cause it to hit at an unfavorable angle
Hemp fibers are really strong - that’s why they’re used to make rope.
Not quite Kevlar, but apparently helpful against bullets.
Especially since there’s still the metal of the train itself. Don’t necessarily even have to stop the bullet, just slow it enough/cause it to hit at an unfavorable angle