Timeline for Could a human survive a fall into water with exoskeleton armor?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
11 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2021 at 7:19 | comment | added | Hobbamok | @NepeneNep yeah, if you have a gun that can fire lots of mass to the point of having a jet, then you can do that. But my proposal only needs a regular sized gun (of course the bigger the better) and/or small explosives to disturb the water. The energy output required to actually meaningfully slow the fall are magnitudes higher. My main point was to break the water tension before impact | |
| Jun 19, 2021 at 6:39 | comment | added | LorenzoDonati4Ukraine-OnStrike | I was answering specifically to your comment to @vsz about having spikes on the armor. The force won't just "run up the "spike", it depends how the spike is shaped and how big it is (e.g., penetrators). Anyway, Relevant article. | |
| Jun 19, 2021 at 6:35 | comment | added | Nepene Nep | I mentioned going leg first, to minimize your surface area of collision. | |
| Jun 19, 2021 at 6:27 | comment | added | LorenzoDonati4Ukraine-OnStrike | @NepeneNep Nope! If you have cone shaped penetrator, your deceleration will be less abrupt. Try diving from 10m in a pool: there is a definite difference between hitting the water like a diver does (hands pointing downward, body straight and perpendicular to the surface) and hitting the water "broadside" with your belly when you stretch your limbs like butterfly wings! | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 19:08 | comment | added | Bobson | How much of this needs to be the armor itself, and how much of it can be padding/restraints within the shell? Albeit, that may be more bulky "spare marine" type armor than an exoskeleton (which implies a much tighter fit), but it might be worth mentioning. | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 14:55 | comment | added | Nepene Nep | If you have a spike on your armor, the force will just run up the spike into your armor, and if it snaps, into you. | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 12:27 | comment | added | vsz | Shouldn't the shape of the armor also matter? If the impact point is long and sharp, it will start parting the water before the rest of the armor hits. | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 8:20 | comment | added | Nepene Nep | If you have a gun that can fire lots of mass, you can just fire downwards to slow down your motion and then you just have a jet basically. | |
| Jun 18, 2021 at 8:15 | comment | added | Hobbamok | also maybe shoot something into the water just ahead of you to break surface tension Ideally something explosive, so that you enter a mist of water first, then some water with air and only then purely water | |
| Jun 17, 2021 at 10:32 | vote | accept | Mat NX | ||
| Jun 17, 2021 at 9:40 | history | answered | Nepene Nep | CC BY-SA 4.0 |