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tropple · 06-25-2004, 08:55 AM

I have been reading military sci-fi for about 40 years.

I've also done my share of slithering in the bushes in circa 1970 flak jackets and in the newer stuff.

I think that the designers put quite a bit of effort into the design and usability. It's no easy thing to come up with something that'll stop a slug, be durable physically, not degrade rapidly, and not keep you wrapped like spam in a can.

Sure, it looks futuristic. Well, hello? It is the future.

Just because I wore sateen greens and ripstop tiger stripes doesn't mean that it has to stay that way. Hell, I wouldn't care if it made me look like a ballareina as long as it kept my ass in one piece! ;-)

06-25-2004, 08:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
tropple Junkie	I have been reading military sci-fi for about 40 years. I've also done my share of slithering in the bushes in circa 1970 flak jackets and in the newer stuff. I think that the designers put quite a bit of effort into the design and usability. It's no easy thing to come up with something that'll stop a slug, be durable physically, not degrade rapidly, and not keep you wrapped like spam in a can. Sure, it looks futuristic. Well, hello? It is the future. Just because I wore sateen greens and ripstop tiger stripes doesn't mean that it has to stay that way. Hell, I wouldn't care if it made me look like a ballareina as long as it kept my ass in one piece! ;-) __________________ +++++++++++Boom!