Their latter-day counterparts (human and equine) are better protected, with goggles, shields and other kit made of lightweight, flame-resistant, unshatterable and stab-proof materials.In this section Charity begins abroad The sound and the fury ReprintsThey also have more ways of disrupting the rioters.
She tinkered with it some more, and surprised herself and everyone else when she ended up with lightweight, unreactive, flame-resistant, non-melting, shrinkproof fibres that, for their weight, were five times as strong as steel.
During the 1950s the U.S. army chemical corps developed a lightweight, one-shot portable flame thrower that could be used against fortified positions at close range.
Both retain heat even when wet, wool is flame retardant, fleece is very lightweight.
After the 1956 Olympics, in which burning chunks of magnesium and aluminium scorched a runner in the final relay, the flame was replaced with much safer lightweight liquid fuels.
A suitable combination of structural materials could provide a stable flame with high surface temperatures in a lightweight system.
That rekindled flame, Laura, is played by Mr. Apatow's wife, Leslie Mann, a brittle, lightweight comic talent who giggles and flutters right on cue, widening her eyes at George with obligatory adoration.
Aside from the above-mentioned bulletproof vests, Kevlar and its competitors are employed in belts for radial tires, cables, reinforced composites for aircraft panels and boat hulls, flame-resistant garments (especially in blends with Nomex), sports equipment such as golf club shafts and lightweight bicycles, and as asbestos replacements in clutches and brakes.
Aside from lightweight body armour, Kevlar and its competitors are employed in belts for radial tires, cables, reinforced composites for aircraft panels and boat hulls, flame-resistant garments (especially in blends with Nomex), and sports equipment such as golf club shafts and lightweight bicycles and as replacements for asbestos in automobile clutches and brakes.
