kitty Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hey OCR. I'm posting this thread because my friend and I need your help to develop and patent a new type of armor. My friend Bryan here at UCI (University of California Irvine) to develop a new form of armor that is much stronger and lighter than anything available now. Plus, it is much more environmentally friendly to fabricate. We have more information at our website: http://www.boroshield.org So why do we need your help? Well, he is submitting his business plan to a contest that, if won, will provide him with the necessary money to patent his design, which will protect his idea. Then he can seek venture capital to begin research, development, and production of the design. This contest works by popular vote, similar to Ourstage but without the nifty matchups. Go to http://www.boroshield.org click on the green "VOTE" button with the thumbs up on the right side, and go through the simple process. You can skip giving them your personal information, but make the password REALLY easy to remember (more on that in a second). The only hard part is you have to verify your e-mail address by clicking on a link they e-mail you. The whole process will take maximum 5 minutes; we promise they won't spam you or anything. We're going to ask you to vote one more time in the last week of this month, so remember your password for the future. (Make it like 'boroshield123' or something). Vote now because the contest is over in just a little over a week on the 30th. Winning this contest will open up HUGE possibilities. Everybody will benefit from Bryan's technology. If you find this cause as worthy as I do, pass this along to your friends after you vote. We would greatly appreciate it. There is more information on our website (www.boroshield.org ) and the voting website http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/3024-Protective-Impact-Resistant-Mat . For voting instructions click here: https://webfiles.uci.edu/jmasukaw/boroshield/ideablob.html Thanks a ton guys! And pass this on if you find it worthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esperz Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Send me a PM. I'm interested in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue123 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Wow, this looks pretty awesome. I wish him and the team the best of luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'd be amazed if this new armor can stop a RPG-29 assault as well as being able to give the lighter military vehicle passengers a chance to survive. Most modern main battle tanks (MBTs) are not vulnerable to hand-held RPGs, and this was demonstrated in the Israel-Hezbolla war of 2006. RPGs are still used very effectively against lightly-armoured vehicles such as armored personnel carriers (APCs) or unarmored wheeled vehicles, as well as against buildings and bunkers. They can still be a threat to an MBT under certain tactical conditions. One exception is the RPG-29, the most advanced model, which uses a tandem-charge high explosive anti-tank warhead to penetrate explosive reactive armor (ERA). It is capable of destroying some modern MBTs such as the T-90.[1] In August 2006, an RPG-29 round penetrated the frontal ERA of a Challenger 2 tank during an engagement in al-Amarah, Iraq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwing Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Wow the mathematical analyst is only 16. Impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I voted. Best of luck. Also, well made site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Signal Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 If Steven Colbert gets wind of this... your friend will be rolling in the votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Thanks for all the support guys. We really appreciate it. Right now we're losing out to a group that wants to develop fun math toys for AIDS children in Uganda. Personally I don't see how fun math toys for terminally ill children in a third world country alleviates any sort of problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Voted for ya. Looks like a very promising technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfG-21 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 i dont' think it will do well publicly. Look what happened to dragon armor. It's great and protects much better but no one wants to develop it. Wish him luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Can't predict how it will do and there's no sense in not trying. So might as well try and fight the good fight and get this stuff out in production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxx Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Boron sounds decent. But what about Adamantium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Boron sounds decent. But what about Adamantium? I don't know the specifics myself since all the science and math is out of my realm of understanding. But I'll try to relay your questions to Bryan who can provide details of the project in greater clarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 i dont' think it will do well publicly. Look what happened to dragon armor. It's great and protects much better but no one wants to develop it. Wish him luck Dragon Armor is being developed and manufactured, AFAIK, it's just that the Army itself doesn't want to pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Dragon Armor is being developed and manufactured, AFAIK, it's just that the Army itself doesn't want to pick it up. We don't need another Dragon Army:nicework: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esperz Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I don't know the specifics myself since all the science and math is out of my realm of understanding. But I'll try to relay your questions to Bryan who can provide details of the project in greater clarity. I'll save you the trouble. Said substance doesn't exist. He was making a funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Said substance? Boron doesn't exist? Get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Not Boron. Adamantium Adamantium was an indestuctible metal from the comic X-Men. Wolverine's skeleton and claws were made out of it. EDIT: Actually I lied. To be more accurate, Wolverine's skeleton and claws were replaced with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipode Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Said substance? Boron doesn't exist? Get out. Come on now, seriously. Nobody doesn't like Molten Boron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Voted. Seems like a great idea. Some tech info on the website would be nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Ah I apologize. I wasn't realizing that he was referring to my response. My bad. But yes, I was going to get Bryan to explain to him about Boron and I completely disregarded the adamantium comment because it was so absurd. Again my apologies. v_v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooDidley7 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 If you guys haven't already tried, you should post this over at Colbertnation.com. If you catch Colbert's interest and he promotes you on the show, you'll win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nohbody Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Not Boron. Adamantium Adamantium was an indestuctible metal from the comic X-Men. Wolverine's skeleton and claws were made out of it.EDIT: Actually I lied. To be more accurate, Wolverine's skeleton and claws were replaced with it. I thought his skeleton was reinforced with it. because in one comic magneto removed the metal. it was pretty nasty and yes, you will get several thaousand votes if stephen colbert gets wind of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipode Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Seriously, do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue123 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Okay, it's been a while now- how are things going? I hope everything's alright! I'm really interested in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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