The Armour Archive

Though expensive...

exoskeleton glove

I don't know anything more about them, my wife sent me the link, and I thought I'd share.

Interesting for what?

So the forearm breaks instead?

A mid-shaft forearm fracture is easier to deal with surgically then a distal radius/ulnar combination fracture. It also takes more energy to break the forearm although the gauntlet will give more leverage. If the cable system were hydraulicly dampened like those spring struts that support a rear hatchback then they would provide plenty of slow range motion but resistance proportional to velocity of impact. It's an interesting solution... but if I'm going to ditch a donor cycle at 80MPH I want the rest of suit and not just the hands.

Sean

interesting for a motorcycle rider, and as my Ducati is my main form of transport regardless of season I looked at these and thought... COOL.

I have thrown one bike down the road and it was only years of horse riding that taught me not to throw my hand out. Having seen what happens to mates that do, these things look AWESOME.

Ulrich wrote:Though expensive...

exoskeleton glove

I don't know anything more about them, my wife sent me the link, and I thought I'd share.

that's not the exoskeleton, those are nano-tubes

resistance is futile

InsaneIrish wrote:Interesting for what?

Punching the crap outta guy at the Tuchux tourney without hurting your hand on his helmet?

herrhauptmann wrote:

InsaneIrish wrote:Interesting for what?

Punching the crap outta guy at the Tuchux tourney without hurting your hand on his helmet?

skip the punch, throw the elbow. works well for me.

Thorvald Weretiger wrote:skip the punch, throw the elbow. works well for me.

Yeah, that'd probably work better. WHen it comes to fighting (any form), it's probably better to listen to MOST other people before me.
But I'm improving.