On 4/26/2020 6:21 PM, Kelly St. Clair wrote:
> On 4/26/2020 12:37 PM, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> That is absolutely bizarre. If it is glorified tinfoil, I'd expect it
>> to have no effect whatsoever on any sort of round from a firearm and
>> probably none from slashing or piercing attacks.
>
> Honestly, reflec has always been a bit suspect and/or silly - the result
> of people expecting weapons-grade lasers to believe like their
> low-power, visible spectrum science lab or demonstration versions.
> You're not going to stop, or bounce, something like that with a hand
> mirror or shiny breastplate; at best, it'll act like ablative armor.
> More likely it'll blow a slightly smaller hole in you while the reflec
> (if worn alone or as the top layer) scatters enough light to dazzle
> anyone with the misfortune to be looking in your direction.
>

(addendum)
... which they frankly deserve, if they're daft or dumb enough to not be
wearing dazzle protection on a battlefield where lasers and other energy
weapons are in play.

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Kelly St. Clair
xxxxxx@efn.org