[QUOTE=redBadger;31816316]It's funny because probably less than 1% of facepunch will actually get their hands on this technology.[/QUOTE]
I would hope that less than 1% would need to stop bullets with their skin anyway :v:
I still don't understand why people seem to think massive surgery, huge scars, probably a bunch of rejection side effects and numerous other downsides are worth the advantage of not having to put on a vest.
If you are being shot by bullets all the time, a layer of Kevlar weave in your clothing should do the same, if not better.
[QUOTE=mbutler2;31816769]I remember that one girl who put magnets in her fingers so she could sense magnetic fields. [/QUOTE]
It must suck when she has to point something out on an old CRT monitor/tv.
My skin is augmented.
I would jump just to test this. Shame voluntary human testing is frowned upon.
Pretty sure it would hurt a hell of a lot when a bullet just splashes on your stomach without actually going through it.
God, this is dumb
[QUOTE=POWA KILLERDeux;31816415]transhumanism sucks[/QUOTE] Yea have fun walking with a crutch in 60 years while i'm flying around picking up trucks.
[QUOTE=redBadger;31816316]It's funny because probably less than 1% of facepunch will actually get their hands on this technology.[/QUOTE]
More like 0.01% if it is ever even made.
[QUOTE=imasillypiggy;31818516]Yea have fun walking with a crutch in 60 years while i'm flying around picking up trucks.[/QUOTE]
I'll enjoy living a completely natural life.
I just hope the world learns hollywood's lesson on making things "better"
[I]"Whatever you build, make sure it has an off switch."[/I]
I'm just wondering about all the people saying that Transhumanism is a bad thing, Why so?
[QUOTE=Fatman55;31819324]I'm just wondering about all the people saying that Transhumanism is a bad thing, Why so?[/QUOTE]
Not against transhumanism, I love augmentations, genetic modifications, all that junk. What I am against is the childish nerd fantasies that have sprung from a misunderstanding of both society and the technology used for it.
This kind of thing is highly unlikely to progress for the reason that if it can be implanted under the skin, it can be done better externally. I've got no problem with the spider silk proteins used in body armour, if it proves to be more effective than Kevlar based materials then use it. The issues with it being internal with no other protection are more than enough to make this a stupid idea.
[QUOTE=POWA KILLERDeux;31818838]I'll enjoy living a completely natural life.[/QUOTE] SO what you aren't going to use any technology what so ever? You can't wear glasses or even drive a car if you want to live naturally. Theres really no difference between getting a robot leg then getting a crutch except one works better. Your just being scared of the future and over time that should go away.
[QUOTE=mbutler2;31816769]I remember that one girl who put magnets in her fingers so she could sense magnetic fields.
I always think about that but pretty soon humans will be cyborgs basically. It seems impossible to think about it though.[/QUOTE]
Oh god how does she handle hard drives?
[QUOTE=imasillypiggy;31819524]SO what you aren't going to use any technology what so ever? You can't wear glasses or even drive a car if you want to live naturally. Theres really no difference between getting a robot leg then getting a crutch except one works better. Your just being scared of the future and over time that should go away.[/QUOTE]
I didn't mean technology as a whole. I meant that i want my body to live naturally.
[QUOTE=MegaChalupa;31819570]Oh god how does she handle hard drives?[/QUOTE]
It wasn't magnets, it was small Neodymium implants. All it was was a small, few millimetre wide disk of neodymium and a silicon coating to bioproof it. The neodymium gives off a small electrical current in response to magnetic fields, the nerves in your fingers pick that up and send a signal back to your brain.
Been thinking about getting them done myself but I'd probably fuck it up if I tried and there's no-one who actually does it.
[QUOTE=POWA KILLERDeux;31819609]I didn't mean technology as a whole. I meant that i want my body to live naturally.[/QUOTE] Well everything you ate and reacted with does that. Wearing glasses would mean your body isn't living naturally. You don't get it. There is really no difference between glasses and an eye made with 20/20 vision except that the eye is new to you so you are scared of it.
this still is no where near as great as that person who made it so they can feel magnetic fields, at least that one is useful, this could only be useful for police/military
[QUOTE=viperfan7;31819771]this still is no where near as great as that person who made it so they can feel magnetic fields, at least that one is useful, this could only be useful for police/military[/QUOTE] Unless your the first guy to have it then you can bet people money you can live if you shoot them or get cocky around gansters and know they can't shoot you.
[QUOTE=imasillypiggy;31819914]Unless your the first guy to have it then you can bet people money you can live if you shoot them or get cocky around gansters and know they can't shoot you.[/QUOTE]That would be fine and dandy if gang bangers used .22 caliber pistols. However, since this is flexible, bullet-catching material, if you were shot say... by a 9mm or .45ACP then you'd be effectively fucked. The bullet might be stopped, but it's still going to hit you with the force of a large caliber bullet and at the very least, knock you on your ass and break any bones underneath. At the very worse, you'll be struck and killed because the impact ruptured your internal organs.
Blunt force trauma is one mean bitch.
[QUOTE=aznz888;31815963]the bullet may not penetrate the skin but it'd still be the equivalent of getting hit with a sledgehammer in a tiny area
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Pretty much this. While the bullet won't penetrate the skin the high force of impact focused on such a tiny area would definitely cause internal injuries. They just need to find a way to dispel vibration.
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;31820670]Pretty much this. While the bullet won't penetrate the skin the high force of impact focused on such a tiny area would definitely cause internal injuries. They just need to find a way to dispel vibration.[/QUOTE]
Surely it would cause more damage with the vest than without? I can imagine a bullet travelling at like 1000FPS going to a complete stop is gonna cause serious trauma inside.
I'd like to see somebody try getting an injection while they have this :v:
Wait, wasn't this an upgrade in Mass Effect 2?
Now all we need are unbreakable bones so we don't just flop over after being shot.
Wait, that was an upgrade in ME2 as well! It's a conspiracy!
Wouldn't this only protect from puncture wounds? Bones and such could still be broken
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;31822676]Wouldn't this only protect from puncture wounds? Bones and such could still be broken[/QUOTE]
That's why I said we need the unbreakable bones from Mass Effect 2.
I think its amusing that its like 4-5 days before the release of Deus Ex Human Revolution and that i already saw 4 threads about "transhumanism" and "augmentations"
[QUOTE=Bishop869;31817860]I would jump just to test this. Shame voluntary human testing is frowned upon.[/QUOTE]
Frowned upon? What do they think about involuntary human testing?
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