but but... you said bombproof!


Btw, where's that monkey video gone? I wanted to watch that.

In this test it is quite effective in preventing penetration and subsequent collapse of the wall. the structural integrity would have been compromised of course, but it looks to me like anyone inside a structure so protected would be able to survive and get out to safety.

Err wait... there was no load on the top of that wall. It seems to me this wallpaper might stop bomb fragments but won't exactly prevent the wall from collapsing under the weight above it. Cool idea, but I have a hard time seeing how this would actually work.

(Perhaps a better demo is if they made a small shack with the stuff, set off an actual bomb in it rather than use a wrecking ball. Why call it bomb proof wallpaper when you did'nt even use a bomb?)

Give a couple rolls to the Mythbusters. They'll find out if it is bomb proof or not.

Looks very promising. Probably really expensive though.

They also didn't cover impacts at other points on the structure. what if the blast was primarily on the edge of where the wallpaper is fastened? I wish they had the budget to outfit a efw buildings with it and then set off varying bombs

Sure, spend millions of dollars on kevlar coating important government buildings. That's a fantastic waste of money to make government contractors rich.

I'm no expert, but if a bomb goes off next to a wall covered in this stuff then isn't it quite likely that instead of the bomb punching a hole in the wall it'll just bring the whole wall down?

I've never seen anyone wallpaper the face of a brick or concrete block wall. If this is intended to mean anything they should use real wall assemblies. I suspect the cost of the paper would be better spent on upgrading the construction from the typical (sheathing and framing materials you can cut with utility knives and metal snips) to something heavier duty.

Where is the earth shattering kaboom?

Question...does it come in pink?

that's not much of a test...i'm pretty sure if you stretch a tarp like that it'll also stop that ball.
and if you'll slide metal rods through those bricks/blocks, that will perform even better and it'll preserve wall's integrity much better.

a toy wrecking ball is not a substitute test for a bomb blast.

I am angry at what they used to "test" it. This is something I would expect from mythbusters, but not other people. =(

Somehow, I don't feel we'll be wallpapering humvees anytime soon.

Starting at $1000 per square inch.