webfact Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Photo via Naewna by leah leah Scientists at Naresuan University in northern Thailand made bulletproof vests out of recycled plastic waste which they donated to the soldiers of Royal Thai Army Area 3 in Phitsanulok province on Monday. The vests are made from a mixture of car headlight parts, dialysis bags, rubber shoes, and plastic from the sea. The bulletproof vests were created under the project “Social Innovation from Plastic Waste from Communities in lower northern Thailand,” funded by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and implemented by Associate Professor Dr Panida Jongsuksomsakul, reports Naewna. On Monday, Vice President of Research Development and Innovation at Naresuan University Professor Karnkanok Inkaninan delivered the bulletproof at the Army Entertainment Club at the King Naresuan Maharat army barracks in Phitsanulok province. Soldiers tested out the effectiveness of the vests by shooting .9mm and .11mm calibre firearms at the vests from a distance of seven metres, 10 metres, 15 metres and 25 metres. No bullets penetrated through the vests. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-university-makes-bulletproof-vests-from-recycled-plastic -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-05-10 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Then this is something that Thailand could be a leader in, there’s always plenty of waste flip flops on the tide line, plenty of marine plastic. I wonder if we could avoid the step of dumping it in the sea first, and just use plastic bottles. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted May 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: The vests are made from a mixture of car headlight parts, dialysis bags, rubber shoes, and plastic from the sea. I hope they tested them better than the bomb detectors. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Thai law classifies bulletproof vests and helmets as weapons, there even was an arrest and trial of a foreign photojournalist covering the protests in Bangkok in 2015 who was wearing his own vest for protection. It's interesting that these "weapons" (by Thai law) are created under a "Social Innovation" project... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: Soldiers tested out the effectiveness of the vests by shooting .9mm and .11mm calibre firearms at the vests from a distance of seven metres, 10 metres, 15 metres and 25 metres. No bullets penetrated through the vests. Wow...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 To donate to American students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, khunPer said: .9mm and .11mm calibre firearms .11mm calibre??????? Some kind of ballistic hypodermic needle, perhaps? or did they fail to miss the point 555! Edited May 10, 2023 by Grusa wit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinRacing Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Perhaps they were knock off chinese bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 5 hours ago, hotchilli said: 8 hours ago, webfact said: The vests are made from a mixture of car headlight parts, dialysis bags, rubber shoes, and plastic from the sea. I hope they tested them better than the bomb detectors. I was thinking the bloke that came up with the idea would be the best test subject.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Trolling post about Biden removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 6 hours ago, khunPer said: Wow...???? The soldier wearing the 50 BMG test vest was unavailable for comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 The vests are approximately 5 meters thick OK thats not fair, if they did , good job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 8 hours ago, JeffersLos said: To donate to American students? nope, the american solution is give the students guns, and the teachers and anyone else for that matter. guns save lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, it is what it is said: nope, the american solution is give the students guns, and the teachers and anyone else for that matter. guns save lives. Is a possibility, another one is: that the right is not unlimited and does not preclude the existence of certain long-standing prohibitions such as those forbidding "the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill" Just claim all Americans are felons or mental ill, problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now