Replies to post #96552 on Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc (KBLB)

[es1]

Could also realize that they used the two weakest guns made. A .22 will bounce off your head with no protection.

Get it to stop a 9mm slug at 25 meters and they will be on to something. They will need stronger silk to do that.

[jetow]

ps...one could bring up the issue of the weapons being test fired from 3 meters...thats not enough distance for the rounds to reach full velosity...

Just how much do you know about velocity? Are you aware the ammunition manufacturing companies use muzzle velocity as a measuring stick? 3 meters is close to ten feet. If it was faster at 10+ feet they would use that as a measuring stick.
One more time you don't have your facts correct.

[Eskaminagaga]

nothing light weight is going to save you from a high powered rifle regardless of the material

Maybe not, but it is a step in the right direction. It will likely protect from some more powerful rounds that other materials could not. They stated that their goal is to protect from M16 fire. That is nice where the M16 is fairly common, but in many places people use the AK-47 which has greater penetration per round. If the goal is to market to warzones or to military, they are going to need something a little stronger.

one could bring up the issue of the weapons being test fired from 3 meters...thats not enough distance for the rounds to reach full velosity...

Unless the bullets have some additional self-propulsion system or are fired at less than their terminal velocity and achieves terminal velocity en route to their target, they are at full velocity the moment they leave the barrel. Friction and air resistence slows them down from there.

[first mike]

one could bring up the issue of the weapons being test fired from 3 meters...thats not enough distance for the rounds to reach full velosity...

These are bullets, not rockets.
Full velocity is muzzle velocity, achieved as the projectile leaves the barrel of the weapon.

Silk armor of various sorts has been around for a very long time in those areas where silk is produced.
This latest version is decent protection at low weight and cost for small arms fire, but certainly not of military quality.

These people are not our competitors they are our potential customers.

The same configuration will be about twice as effective if made from MS cocoons.
If made from DS cocoons it would be about 5 or 6 times as effective and could very likely be made to stop even rifle and machine gun projectiles.

Note that since they use cocoons rather than fabric, holed cocoons can be used, the byproduct of breeding moths rather than intact reeled silk.
This byproduct will always be cheaper than reeled fiber.

Cost is a very important factor in protective gear for police and private guards.
This Thai tech combined with Kraig Labs' materials could save a lot of lives on our cities' streets.

Mike L