FirstGear Introduces d3o Armor for Motorcycle Jackets – Chrome World
Posted by admin | Under Motorcycle Accessories Wednesday Jun 16, 2010
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This stuff is amazing! Soft and malleable when touched gently, but instantly hardens when struck with force. Perfect combination for motorcycle jacket armor. The d3o armor is featured in FirstGear’s TPG Jacket line.
d3o™ Intelligent Shock Absorption™ is a patented, shock absorbing material, engineered with Intelligent Molecules. d3o™ is rate-sensitive meaning that when moved slowly, the molecules flow freely making it soft and flexible. At high speeds howeverlike in an impactthe molecules lock together making the material an excellent shock absorber. The whole process is repeatable, occurs instantly and returns to its original state as soon as the impact is over.
d3o™ is also extremely low profile and integrates seamlessly into garments, so neither style or function has to be compromised. These qualities make it perfect for any application where you need total freedom of movement and excellent shock absorption.
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@ImSpartacus811 A …
@ImSpartacus811 A non-newtonian fluid varies its viscosity with increasing tension or deformation speed. This concept does not consider elastic behavior. Silly Putty ans d3o are viscoelastic materials, like all polymers, but they are engineered to maximize this characteristic. When presure is aplied slowly, they flow, they behave like a fluid but when the pressure is suddenly applyed they behave elastically.
@ImSpartacus811 A …
@ImSpartacus811 A non-newtonian fluid varies its viscosity with increasing tension or deformation speed. This concept does not consider elastic behavior. Silly Putty ans d3o are viscoelastic materials, like all polymers, but they are engineered to maximize this characteristic. When presure is aplied slowly, they flow, they behave like a fluid but when the pressure is suddenly applyed they behave elastically.
@ImSpartacus811 A …
@ImSpartacus811 A non-newtonian fluid varies its viscosity with increasing tension or deformation speed. This concept does not consider elastic behavior. Silly Putty ans d3o are viscoelastic materials, like all polymers, but they are engineered to maximize this characteristic. When presure is aplied slowly, they flow, they behave like a fluid but when the pressure is suddenly applyed they behave elastically.
@ImSpartacus811 A …
@ImSpartacus811 A non-newtonian fluid varies its viscosity with increasing tension or deformation speed. This concept does not consider elastic behavior. Silly Putty ans d3o are viscoelastic materials, like all polymers, but they are engineered to maximize this characteristic. When presure is aplied slowly, they flow, they behave like a fluid but when the pressure is suddenly applyed they behave elastically.
@SethHesio Sorta. …
@SethHesio Sorta. It would stop a quick jab, but not a slow injection.
Watch him hit it. When it hits it, it stops his fist, but then his fist just slowly falls into it.
It’s called a non-newtonian fluid. It is not silly putty.
silly putty
silly putty
@Huntington188 You …
@Huntington188 You can get it in the forms of protective suits that you wold use for motorbiking and such. They make a couple of d3o ski racing armor suits but those are usually sold out all the time.
to answer your …
to answer your silly question about where else to find such a material: walmart toy section look for silly putty :p
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