Interspersed between them are short, curly fibres that work like tiny springs to keep the longer tufts upright while also giving a measure of cushioning.Further cushioning is provided by the base material, which is usually made of expanded polyethylene the same foamy stuff used in cars to provide shock-absorbent surfaces for dashboards and bumpers.
The safest surface will be made of a shock-absorbent material, such as shredded rubber, wood chips, or sand.
The case has a polymer back that is lined with a shock-absorbent elastomer.
And for comfort during prolonged darkroom sessions, one might consider installing a shock-absorbent floor covering to prevent leg fatigue.
There was also the inventor of shock-absorbent torpedo detonator, a very unhappy manis a bird censor.
The agility of cockroaches may owe less to lightning-fast reflexes and fancy footwork than their tough, shock-absorbent bodies.
Slightly larger than a Palm organizer, the disk contains a tiny hard drive sealed inside a rugged, shock-absorbent plastic case.
They have thin inner and outer linings made of shock-absorbent urethane foam, to ease discomfort and cut down on injuries.
The mayor said there had been "a huge amount of preparatory works to ameliorate disturbance," including upgrading tracks with shock-absorbent fixings to help deaden the sound.
Demon designed a shoe whose sole has a number of separate but interconnected pockets, or bladders, filled with a shock-absorbent fluid.
That slight distance, and a giant, shock-absorbent platform at its base, shield the library from constant vibrations of trains above.
