A new super-material?

[MattiJ]

Man .. I would hate to bring a new invention here, you guys are brutal.

Just seen too many "academical inventions" that seem to be isolated from real world.

Tex-lock was hot kickstarter few years ago. Bicycle lock made of synthetic fibers, pretty difficult to cut with bolt cutters.

https://youtu.be/gL2YBZ3wCfg?t=35

Too bad they didn't consider other tools. Pocket size small hacksaw goes trough tex-lock in 8 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Bj...ature=youtu.be

I suspect that special made serrated edge knife would be even faster than 8 seconds.

[ikdor]

I'm with macona, the gallium will mess up the matrix to the point where you can break the bike lock with your hand.

[Mike Amick]

Just seen too many "academical inventions" that seem to be isolated from real world.

Tex-lock was hot kickstarter few years ago. Bicycle lock made of synthetic fibers, pretty difficult to cut with bolt cutters.

https://youtu.be/gL2YBZ3wCfg?t=35

Too bad they didn't consider other tools. Pocket size small hacksaw goes trough tex-lock in 8 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Bj...ature=youtu.be

I suspect that special made serrated edge knife would be even faster than 8 seconds.

No, I get it.

Just sayin that I just watched a video of an angle grinder being destroyed trying to get through this "stuff". ( original post )

Maybe I'm just easy to impress.

Wish they would have showed more tests showing it's armor capabilities.

That tex-lock thing is junk in comparison.

[nickel-city-fab]

Maybe I'm just easy to impress.
Wish they would have showed more tests showing it's armor capabilities.

Well, to be fair, the guys here *can* be brutal.... just not as bad as on that other site

Maybe I'm a little strange because I believe that all ideas deserve a fair chance.

[metalmagpie]

...in an "aluminum foam"

So just what acid will dissolve aluminum?

Lye will eat aluminum. Not to say acids won't, don't know.