{"id":336838,"date":"2010-02-17T23:35:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T04:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/d3o-motorcycle-armour-trauma-test\/14227\/"},"modified":"2010-02-17T23:35:08","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T04:35:08","slug":"video-trauma-test-d3o-advanced-motorcycle-armour-vs-conventional-thick-foam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/336838","title":{"rendered":"Video trauma test &#8211; d3o advanced motorcycle armour vs. conventional thick foam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/d3o-motorcycle-armour-test.jpg\" alt=\"Noe's loving his job today: trauma testing d3o's advanced motorcycle armour with a very no...\"><\/p>\n<p>d3o&#8217;s body armour claims to be soft and flexible throughout the day, but to harden up instantly under impact. As such it&#8217;s been a big hit in the snowboarding market, where it can make clothing protective and impact-resistant without it looking like you&#8217;re wearing armour. But now d3o are branching out into the motorcycle armour market &#8211; so how does this thin, bright orange wonder armour compare against the traditional thick foam CE armour pads you find in bike leathers? Editor Noel McKeegan attacks Loz Blain with a heavy frying pan to find out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/d3o\/\" rel=\"tag\">d3o<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/impact\/\" rel=\"tag\">Impact<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/motorcycle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Motorcycle<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/protection\/\" rel=\"tag\">Protection<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/snowboarding\/\" rel=\"tag\">Snowboarding<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6727\/\">Silly String used to detect tripwires for explosive devices in Iraq<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4186\/\">Futuristic BMW off-road helmet and body armour <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1431\/\">Spidi Airbag Jacket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4277\/\">Armoured Security Vehicle (ASV) in demand in Iraq<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/4799\/\">The Combat T-98 Armoured Luxury SUV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/5237\/\">BMW Motorrad&#8217;s enhanced Rallye 2 Pro suit <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/e1U0eI2qv3KRmN3o5QV5-VzUfQ4\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/e1U0eI2qv3KRmN3o5QV5-VzUfQ4\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/e1U0eI2qv3KRmN3o5QV5-VzUfQ4\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/e1U0eI2qv3KRmN3o5QV5-VzUfQ4\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=W6G9cP9u5hE:Rzs88ODpb5o:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=W6G9cP9u5hE:Rzs88ODpb5o:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=W6G9cP9u5hE:Rzs88ODpb5o:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=W6G9cP9u5hE:Rzs88ODpb5o:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=W6G9cP9u5hE:Rzs88ODpb5o:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=W6G9cP9u5hE:Rzs88ODpb5o:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=W6G9cP9u5hE:Rzs88ODpb5o:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/W6G9cP9u5hE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>d3o&#8217;s body armour claims to be soft and flexible throughout the day, but to harden up instantly under impact. As such it&#8217;s been a big hit in the snowboarding market, where it can make clothing protective and impact-resistant without it looking like you&#8217;re wearing armour. 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