How Bomb-proof Suits Work

By Miss Cellania in Weapons & War on Mar 10, 2010 at 11:45 am

In the opening sequence of the Academy Award-winning film The Hurt Locker, a soldier wears an explosive ordnance disposal (OED) suit pretty close to the spot where a bomb goes off. Can a soldier survive such an incident? Dvice contacted the manufacturer of the suit to get the lowdown on how it protects a soldier from both the shockwave and the shrapnel of an explosion. The 60-pound suit contains a lot of modern technology at work. Link -via Unique Daily

Tags: Bomb, bomb-proof suit

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Gauldar
Mar 10th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
That was a good read, thanx!
Skipweasel
Mar 10th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Shame it’s a Hulu clip so only US residents can watch it.
BenZarius
Mar 10th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Pity they probably won’t see much use for infantry man who need it most. Gotta remember,

1. the military can’t even afford to give Kevlar to soldiers

2. This thing probably costs $80,000 for a prototype, and won’t see mass production for years

3. It will be made by the lowest bidder anyways.

Hopefully, our children will one day live to see such things become standard issue, but sadly I don’t see any Afghanistan/Iraq war soldiers getting this one anytime soon.
Geekazoid
Mar 10th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
I’ve read that EOD personnel don’t use that suit as often as the movie Hurt Locker makes it seem.
Colt Seaver
Mar 11th, 2010 at 12:13 am
The suits presently in use are about $13,000 ea, plus a few grand more for the helmet.

They’re useless for any mission other than what they’re made for.
Kevin Joseph
Mar 11th, 2010 at 8:25 am
The guy in the opening sequence died when the bomb went off.
Ilan Ben Menachem
Mar 18th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
really this is a good article becoz now i know how it work.

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