Last night on Myth Busters they tested Chinese paper armor.The Chinese made there armor out of paper more than steel because it was cheaper and easy to make.They used Mulberry paper which is a tree bark paper and from what i read it got stronger when it got wet.Seems like a easy model project I might try in the future.
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I was watching a YouTube video on Shaolin Monks beating a paper makiwara. It held up much better than the plaster wall behind it!
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Here's the link, it is around 3:28 minutes into it. The whole clip is interesting. I studied Sil Lum Kung Fu for around 8 years. It helped me out a lot when I was injured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8mGt0K_JI
Logically, paper armour produced from mulberry bark should not be any less effective than the wicker armour used by certain tribes in remote regions.
There was an article some years ago on the topic, in an online Bulletin Board.
Apparently, the wicker armour could stop musket balls from penetrating at a distance of about 40 yards.
Were those reports exaggerated? Quite possibly, although I see no reason to doubt the amount of resistance to penetration such fibre armours may well have, be it wicker or paper.
Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.
There was an article some years ago on the topic, in an online Bulletin Board.
Apparently, the wicker armour could stop musket balls from penetrating at a distance of about 40 yards.
Were those reports exaggerated? Quite possibly, although I see no reason to doubt the amount of resistance to penetration such fibre armours may well have, be it wicker or paper.
Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.
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i dont doubt this for a minute. i mean, how many times has somebody screwed with your mind. like you say what you think is the obvious answer and then its wrong to what is the most unlikely answer. but then again if it is inpenatrable by bullet, you wouldnt like to wear it against someone with a flame thrower!!!!
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i dont doubt this for a minute. i mean, how many times has somebody screwed with your mind. like you say what you think is the obvious answer and then its wrong to what is the most unlikely answer. but then again if it is inpenatrable by bullet, you wouldnt like to wear it against someone with a flame thrower!!!!
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On the show they did shoot the armor with a mussle loader and it did stop the ball.The Japanese where so impressed with it,s performance they adopted the armor for a while.I read they would wet it down to resist fire which also made it stronger.
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I knew the Japanese were advanced but to know they could watch MythBusters in the past before Television was invented scares the heck out of me! (Only kdding, couldn't resist it!) 
(of course, that could explain why they attacked us, maybe they thought it would pre-empt those 2 buffoons!!
(of course, that could explain why they attacked us, maybe they thought it would pre-empt those 2 buffoons!!
Here are the links to the episode. You have to watch all three to see the whole thing about the paper armor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ZtgvA-aqI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfhXx6RrlPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF6AxcqjRFA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ZtgvA-aqI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfhXx6RrlPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF6AxcqjRFA
Give me a steel ruler, an exacto knife and a pair of scissors... I'll have that paper armor cut into little triangles in no time.
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Those guys bother me. They also do way too many close ups and these guys look like Orangutangs to me. I took a still of this episode where they were doing something with a box. See what I mean?
