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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Jaffa on February 10, 2018, 01:17:01 PM

Title: Bullet proof, good or bad?
Post by: Jaffa on February 10, 2018, 01:17:01 PM

Saw this and wondered if it would make a good type of wood for a bat. Or at least the rear of a Laminate.

‘Bulletproof wood’ could revolutionize construction & defense industries (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/418381-bulletproof-wood-stronger-than-steel/ (https://www.rt.com/news/418381-bulletproof-wood-stronger-than-steel/)





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Title: Re: Bullet proof, good or bad?
Post by: Churchy1989 on February 10, 2018, 01:21:01 PM

Taking a quote out of the website

This reduced the wood to one fifth its original thickness but increased its density threefold.

Would mean that the bat would be really heavy....no?

Title: Re: Bullet proof, good or bad?
Post by: Jaffa on February 10, 2018, 01:51:24 PM

So it will pass the new bat size regs with ease.

Just a bit of fun.

Title: Re: Bullet proof, good or bad?
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on February 10, 2018, 05:31:07 PM

Quote from: Churchy1989 on February 10, 2018, 01:21:01 PM

Taking a quote out of the website

This reduced the wood to one fifth its original thickness but increased its density threefold.

Would mean that the bat would be really heavy....no?

Some companies press their bats like that anyway... ;)

Title: Re: Bullet proof, good or bad?
Post by: brokenbat on February 10, 2018, 06:01:10 PM

Quote from: Jaffa on February 10, 2018, 01:17:01 PM

Saw this and wondered if it would make a good type of wood for a bat. Or at least the rear of a Laminate.

‘Bulletproof wood’ could revolutionize construction & defense industries (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/418381-bulletproof-wood-stronger-than-steel/ (https://www.rt.com/news/418381-bulletproof-wood-stronger-than-steel/)





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Sounds like the process changes the internal cell structure enough for the wood to be no longer "wood"

Title: Re: Bullet proof, good or bad?
Post by: GoodLeave on February 10, 2018, 06:26:15 PM

I wonder if it suddenly loses its bulletproof properties as soon as you lend it to your team-mate.

Title: Re: Bullet proof, good or bad?
Post by: brokenbat on February 10, 2018, 06:49:26 PM

Quote from: GoodLeave on February 10, 2018, 06:26:15 PM

I wonder if it suddenly loses its bulletproof properties as soon as you lend it to your team-mate.

The morning after you get a new stick, you find your teammates waiting for you outside your house: https://youtu.be/9EYZnSXEla0