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New body armour promises to transform fighting sports
- duncanawoods 11y agoI like the idea of using real-time cgi to render shiny suits of armour and the consequence of "hits". As grim as watching decapitation might be, I expect the ratings would be huge.
- voltagex_ 11y agoI immediately thought of the recent Mortal Kombat games - the "X-ray" moves work like what you describe.
- sp332 11y agoYou could even have different feeds rendering different levels of gore, and the viewers could pick which they wanted.
- bmelton 11y ago> As grim as watching decapitation might be, I expect the ratings would be huge. I don't recommend watching it. Someone I know posted an ISIS (or similar) video on Facebook, which popped up into my feed while I was doing something on the other monitor, and it auto-played. By the time I realized that it wasn't fake (it wasn't a clean, axe-lop decapitation, but rather done via sawing away with what appeared to be a camp knife) and it literally froze me, then left me quite out of myself. I consider myself fairly stoic, and entirely un-squeamish, but that bothered me in a way that I didn't realize anything could. For your own sanity, I recommend avoiding it where possible.
- martincmartin 11y agoImagine what it's like for the poor people that moderate those posts. http://www.wired.com/2014/10/content-moderation/ http://www.wired.com/2014/10/content-moderation/
- arcticfox 11y agoTo be fair, CGI decapitation is a totally different story. Even really grisly "well-done" deaths aren't that disturbing to many people when they're not real.
- mjdude 11y agoInteresting,19 kilos is still fairly significant weight to be carrying around. It'll have a material impact on the way a person fights.
- exprx 11y agoThe weight is spread around the body, though. But yes, certainly it will affect featherweights.
- jkot 11y agoIt is hardly impressive. Mediaval armour had about the same weight: > A complete suit of plate armour made from well-tempered steel would weigh around 15–25 kg(33-55 pounds).[2] The wearer remained highly agile and could jump, run and otherwise move freely as the weight of the armour was spread evenly throughout the body. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_armour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_armour
- Cyph0n 11y agoBut the issue there is the joints, right? As far as I know, they were either exposed completely, like at the shoulder, or not flexible enough for fast-paced combat.
- actsasbuffoon 11y agoYes, I believe the joints were usually weak points. Swords-people used a technique known as half-handing, where they'd keep one hand on the hilt, and use the other hand to grip near the tip of the blade. That allowed them to use the sword more like a dagger, which gave better accuracy for maneuvering into the joint, while also giving them greater leverage with the hilt-hand. I was surprised that you can grip a blade with your bare hand, but apparently it's safe with a firm enough grip.
- Rhapso 11y agoHaving done some SCA heavy, those open inner thighs make me twitch (armpits too, but less could be done about that). One thing SCA has figured out that the sports industry seems to have failed to is how helms work. It turns out the best way to extend the reduce the impact of hits to the head is NOT cushioning or crumpling to extend impulse but rather just having a lot of mass to move. I've been smashed over the head at full force (with a full wieght sword) while wearing full helm and been more harmed by the gong-like ringing than the impact itself. If you have not had a chance to try or watch SCA heavy, It is essentially full contact re-enactment (slightly less formalized than HEMA) and only using blunt (but full weight) weapons.
- huherto 11y agoSCA ? It is not in the article and it is hard to google.
- dsr_ 11y agoSociety for Creative Anachronism, www.sca.org
- dmckeon 11y agoSee also the Armored Combat League, http://www.aclknights.com http://www.aclknights.com and Battle of the Nations, http://botn.info/en/ http://botn.info/en/ for armored combat sports. BTW, the SCA is having its 50-year anniversary next week.
- falcolas 11y agoI had the same cringe-like response to the thighs. And if their weapons wrap at all (and that image indicates that they will, with a vengeance), they'll regret not armoring the backs of their legs.
- defen 11y ago> watch SCA heavy Holy shit, these guys don't fuck around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiQR60-5gs
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- mjs 11y agoA small amount of video from the test event: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/78468512/Weaponised-martial-arts-bouts-pave-way-for-new-spectator-sport http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/78468512/Weaponis... The umpire carries a shield and a hand axe! There's also a few other videos on a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/UnifiedWeaponsMaster/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/UnifiedWeaponsMaster/videos
- programLyrique 11y agoMaybe it calculates the fractures and other injuries, but if the goal is realism, as a wounded figther is likely to be less efficient, they should also find a way of hampering movement for the wounded parts.
- monk_e_boy 11y agoLike in enders game. The suit froze that part of the body. Which Ender used to effect.
- Tharkun 11y agoWhy is there no "buy now"-button? I want this. For reasons.
- Aardwolf 11y agoCool, kind of a blend between gaming and real sports
- jaimebuelta 11y agoQuite interesting that the words "new body armour" brings "sport" associated before other stuff...
- sjmulder 11y agoThe designers and advertisers have gone full mental on this site: http://i.imgur.com/1mJPxyK.png http://i.imgur.com/1mJPxyK.png This is after I dismissed the “click this to add this to your reading list” popover.
- scentoni 11y agoI wonder how soon until this develops https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Park
- exDM69 11y agoI was expecting this to be D3O gel armor. It's a new material that is gel-like and flexible but turns rock hard on impact. It is used in motorcycle protectors as well as industrial and defense applications. I'm waiting to get equestrian protective vests from this material but I've only found some very expensive competition jackets. The motorcycle protectors don't have adequate protection to the sides for when you've fallen and get hit by hooves. http://www.d3o.com http://www.d3o.com
- ent 11y agoStrange that they didn't mention the indiegogo campaign they have going on. 54% funded. Sadly, the only part of the armour as a perk is a prototype helmet at $25k. Campaign here https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/unified-weapons-master/#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/unified-weapons-master/#/
- sdneirf 11y agoThats some heavy armor. Big guys are going the to advantaged to this.
- lanewinfield 11y agoI wonder which will win first to allow for intense sports like this: a 100% safe armor/guard or a solidly realistic VR version of the same thing?
- vilderbar_nugg 11y agoSo like football, you can gird your loins so that your loins can be exploded by even harder impact. This is insanity. The only way to make "fighting sports" safe is to ban hits to damage-prone areas of the body. But the organizing body's in those sports are unwilling to go far enough - apparently we want, nay, _need_ to see blood, spit, injury and yes, death in our "fighting sports".