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MrIcky · 11-16-2009, 03:04 PM

http://vimeo.com/7558394

I don't know why, but that video struck me as cool. Coming to a hotel lobby nowhere near you (unless you're in the middle east).

PolishMike · 11-16-2009, 03:11 PM

Getting that for my new house.

lordfriday2 · 11-16-2009, 05:17 PM

I wonder if you could paint over it?

manimsoblack · 11-17-2009, 01:44 AM

I remember they had a special on the news here about this paint that was super strong, they dropped a cinder block off the second story of a building and it shattered then the dropped the painted on and in had a couple small pieces come off, I wonder if that's related in any way.

MrIcky · 11-17-2009, 09:46 AM

You can paint over it, you can sheetrock over it if you want. No idea on the paint.

*DGthe3* · 11-19-2009, 10:44 AM

When I see a video link for bomb proof wallpaper, I expect to see an explosion. Ball proof wall paper perhaps?

Camaro509 · 11-19-2009, 10:58 AM

They need to quantify their claim it is 'bomb proof'.
Doesn't look like it'd hold up against any bombs I've
seen go off :(

Maybe 'small, explosion resistant' would be a better description?

MrIcky · 11-19-2009, 11:04 AM

I guess I should have posted the article to go with it. http://www.popsci.com/bown/2009/prod...tection-system.

"X-Flex is a new kind of wallpaper: one that’s quite possibly stronger than the wall it’s on. Invented by Berry Plastics in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, this lifesaving adhesive is designed for use anyplace that’s prone to blasts and other lethal forces, like in war or natural-disaster zones, chemical plants or airports. To keep a shelter’s walls from collapsing in an explosion and to contain all the flying debris, you simply peel off the wallpaper’s sticky backing, apply the rollable sheets to the inside of brick or cinder-block walls, and reinforce it with fasteners at the edges. Covering an entire room can take less than an hour.

X-Flex bonds so tightly, it helps walls keep their shape after blast waves. Two layers are strong enough to stop a blunt object, like a flying 2x4, from knocking down drywall. During our tests, just a single layer kept a wrecking ball from smashing through a brick wall. The wallpaper’s strength and ductility is derived from a layer of Kevlar-like material sandwiched by sheets of elastic polymer wrap. The combination works so well that the Army is now considering wallpapering bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Civilians could soon start remodeling too—Berry Plastics plans to develop a commercial version next year."

*DGthe3* · 11-19-2009, 11:51 AM

Sounds like it should be pretty tough stuff. Went to their website and they have a video explaining it and showing one of their explosive tests. Pretty cool.

http://xflexsystem.com/

11-16-2009, 03:04 PM	#1
MrIcky Drives: Dodge Ram Megacab & Cobalt SS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boise Posts: 1,536	Bomb proof wallpaper http://vimeo.com/7558394 I don't know why, but that video struck me as cool. Coming to a hotel lobby nowhere near you (unless you're in the middle east).

11-16-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
PolishMike Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tracy/San Diego CA Posts: 224	Getting that for my new house. __________________ IOM w/ White Stripes 2SS RS M6 #17772 Now - Stainless Works 2" Headers, Intake, Cam, tune, ect And shepherds we shall be, For thee my lord for thee. Power has descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be.In nomine Patri, Et Fili, Spiritus Sancti

11-19-2009, 10:44 AM	#6
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	When I see a video link for bomb proof wallpaper, I expect to see an explosion. Ball proof wall paper perhaps? __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

11-19-2009, 10:58 AM	#7
Camaro509 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,085	They need to quantify their claim it is 'bomb proof'. Doesn't look like it'd hold up against any bombs I've seen go off :( Maybe 'small, explosion resistant' would be a better description? __________________ Understeer, Oversteer, Wheel Alignment (Camber etc), Torque, Horsepower, Camaro Fold for team 11108 to help find a cure! Folding@home Stanford's Research DC Program.

11-19-2009, 11:51 AM	#9
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	Sounds like it should be pretty tough stuff. Went to their website and they have a video explaining it and showing one of their explosive tests. Pretty cool. http://xflexsystem.com/ __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

11-16-2009, 05:17 PM	#3
lordfriday2 Proud Owner! Drives: 2010 Camaro SS RS Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 878	I wonder if you could paint over it?

11-17-2009, 09:46 AM	#5
MrIcky Drives: Dodge Ram Megacab & Cobalt SS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boise Posts: 1,536	You can paint over it, you can sheetrock over it if you want. No idea on the paint.

11-19-2009, 11:04 AM	#8
MrIcky Drives: Dodge Ram Megacab & Cobalt SS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boise Posts: 1,536	I guess I should have posted the article to go with it. http://www.popsci.com/bown/2009/prod...tection-system. "X-Flex is a new kind of wallpaper: one that’s quite possibly stronger than the wall it’s on. Invented by Berry Plastics in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, this lifesaving adhesive is designed for use anyplace that’s prone to blasts and other lethal forces, like in war or natural-disaster zones, chemical plants or airports. To keep a shelter’s walls from collapsing in an explosion and to contain all the flying debris, you simply peel off the wallpaper’s sticky backing, apply the rollable sheets to the inside of brick or cinder-block walls, and reinforce it with fasteners at the edges. Covering an entire room can take less than an hour. X-Flex bonds so tightly, it helps walls keep their shape after blast waves. Two layers are strong enough to stop a blunt object, like a flying 2x4, from knocking down drywall. During our tests, just a single layer kept a wrecking ball from smashing through a brick wall. The wallpaper’s strength and ductility is derived from a layer of Kevlar-like material sandwiched by sheets of elastic polymer wrap. The combination works so well that the Army is now considering wallpapering bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Civilians could soon start remodeling too—Berry Plastics plans to develop a commercial version next year."

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