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Hemp rope armor of the British locomotive "Hairy Mary", South Africa, Second Boer War, ~1898 (lemmy.world)

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[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hemp fiber is stronger than steel tensile strength wise, a bunch of it in thick layers is like a proto-kevlar

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

yeah, but without being able to bind them together horizontally, the gaps between the larger rope strands will allow small arms fire to pass through in most cases.