ibm files patent for bionic body armour

http://techfragments.com/news/438/Science/...Body_Armor.html

IBM has filed a patent (US 7484451) for Bionic Body Armor, that could essentially allow us to dodge bullets like Neo in The Matrix. The armor would scan areas for incoming projectiles and when one is detected the system would deliver a shock to the muscles causing a swift reflexive action away from the projectile. Here's what the patent describes the body armor as:

fucking idm as fuck

Neo doesn't have to dodge bullets!

Juss sayin...

jesus wept, fuckin GREAT start to the thread there deepex

you fucking nerd

cool, but is it resistant against BEARS?

troy hurtubise's bear-resistant suit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Hurtubise

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One day after enrolling in a college program (November 1987), Hurtubise experienced an epiphany while watching RoboCop in his college dorm, one which led to the Ursus series of protective suits. He decided to build a research suit that would be strong enough to survive a close encounter without harming the occupant. Such a robo-bear suit would allow him to search for bears, and answer important questions such as: would pepper spray work in the field? What is bear behaviour in the den like? What are the signs of agitation, such as jaw popping, the dance on the front feet, slobbering, roaring? It is possible to study these signs at a distance, but Hurtubise wanted to see them from the bear's perspective.

no wait, the bullet-dodging bionic one is actually indeed much more idm (and useful)

but will it look just as cool as the anti-bear one? it will be hard to top

i don't think anything is cooler looking than that

i'd coat it in bacon and walk laughing through great herds of bears

geez... u think strolling around in the woods looking like a robocop-little red riding hood is cool?

c'mon

that shit is more M.A.S.K. than robocop

yes, add this body armour to the world of SNOW CRASH by NEAL STEPHENSON, this is where i want to live someday

reminds me of this guy

imagine though if tons of people are shooting at you. it'd be like getting electrocuted

it'd be like dancing to an autechre song!!