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Hemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898(lemmy.world)

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Paradachshund@lemmy.today
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Never seen this before. What was it good against?

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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Not much more than small arms fire, probably. Bit of an ad-hoc solution to Boer raiders and sharpshooters.

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Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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It doesn’t require daily brushing to maintain the look.

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SmokeyDope@lemmy.world
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Hemp fiber is stronger than steel tensile strength wise, a bunch of it in thick layers is like a proto-kevlar

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neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
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yeah, but without being able to bind them together horizontally, the gaps between the larger rope strands will allow small arms fire to pass through in most cases.

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EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world
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Barber-ians

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neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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Normalcy, I guess.

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banghida@lemm.ee
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Spiders?

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ODuffer @lemmy.world
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I was walking down the street, concentrating on trucking right…

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.Donuts@lemmy.world
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Rasta Rail sounds like a service I’d subscribe to

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Anomalocaris@lemm.ee
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they should have tried it in boats, Rasta Armor V Dazzle camouflage, who would win?

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Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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Matches the hemp carpet

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