A bright orange foam developed by a snowboarding engineer is strong enough to protect you from being hit over the head with a shovel. In order to demonstrate the cushioning effects of d3o foam, inventor Richard Palmer regularly volunteers to let people hit him as hard as they want with a shovel, whether over the head or on the kneecap. Because he is wearing clothing coated with d3o, the shovel bounces off with no harm or pain to him.
Although d3o in its normal state is flexible and pliable like putty, it immediately tenses up when struck with any kind of force. This means that when worn over a bony part of the body like the skull, knee or ribs, it protects the body from the force of that blow. "The faster the impact, the better the material works," Palmer said.
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