US Air Force testing glass-like armor

[GrayFox]

<div class='quotetop'></div><div class='quotemain'>10/17/2005 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- Engineers here are testing a new kind of transparent armor -- stronger and lighter than traditional materials -- that could stop armor-piercing weapons from penetrating vehicle windows.</div>
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123012131

I'm sure this material could probably have some non-war applications too.

 

[Zayne.H]

Sweet my parents live near that place,.............

 

[Curious George]

so they basically made unbreakable windows? my friend greg could use that, his house got broken into and 5 windows were shattered.

 

[r.A.n.D.o.M]

yeah and when i sing in the shower now the panes wont break

 

[Gimpy]

yea but pricing will be shit high but it seems like a good thing to have. People will be waearing the glass as bullet proof vests

 

[GrayFox]

Hopefully over time the production cost will go down and the material will be cheaper.

 

[Gimpy]

yeah but time could be a few yrs.... some people don't want to wait and other places might produce it cheaper if they know how to make it.

 

[r.A.n.D.o.M]

lol glass jockstraps

 

[Zayne.H]

Yea Bulley proof wang protectors...

 

[Gimpy]

damn... i need to make armor out of that.... then zayne and me can rob a bank

 

[KoNaStAr]

<div class='quotetop'>(GrayFox)</div><div class='quotemain'>Hopefully over time the production cost will go down and the material will be cheaper.</div>

^ Yeah, bro. I can say that about more than just this material, though >_>