How heavy is a samurai armor? It's always custom-made for a perfect fit that allows the wearer to make quick moves. It's also lightweight, so even the horses the samurai rode didn't suffer much: An entire suit of armor can weigh5 kg to 25 kg. ...
We are certainly a long way from impenetrable armor; but in 50 years, advanced armor will give police officers a much greater level of protection when they're walking the beat. Most likely, we will also see an increase in civilian body armor in the years ahead. There is an ever-growing...
The soldier asks, "How much does it weigh?" We think of soldiers as warfighters, but for even the most combat-hardened vet, the amount of time spent in firefights is a fraction of the time spent hauling their gear around. And that gear adds up: A soldier on the ma...
My skin improved. My fatigue lessened, but did not totally end. My weight, however, is still a nightmare. I am 5’3″ tall and weigh about 290, down from 334. I recently started changing to a low gluten diet and have started eating Greek yogurt. I feel so much better. I will be ...
How much more the things of this life! 4Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church? 5I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute ...
The basic idea behind body armor hasn't changed very much in the past few thousand years. First, armor stops weapons or projectiles from reaching a person's body. Second, it diffuses the weapon's energy so that the final impact causes less damage. While it's not effective in ev...
Just consider how much more easy it is to answer questions like this: Hi, I’ve got $100-200 to spend on a keyboard for my buddy’s birthday. He likes the loud switches that make a lot of noise and has used a full sized keyboard from Razer for years. Is there another board I ...
In many schools, an instructor can confer knighthood upon a student after a period of study and testing (much like students of the Asian martial arts earn black belts). Often, students from these schools and programs get together, dress in armor and compete in the knightly arts among ...
Healing through aWorld of Warcraft Classicdungeon is a scary job. It takes deep concentration and awareness, but also heaps of on-the-fly problem solving and quick thinking. You never really know how much damage an ally will take, when that damage will hit, or even who it will hit if ...