FAQ
1. Why would scale armor be useful? Don't we already have great knee pads, elbow pads, and the like?
While contemporary armor does get the job done, we believe it can be improved upon by doing away with the singular hard piece that usually tops the pads, and replace them with a more comfortable and flexible outer-layer. This is, of course, the scale armor. The small pieces that it is made up of would allow it to wrap around any bends the human body naturally makes at its joints, and lay flat, thus more comfortable, when not in use.
2. Why use elongated hexagonal shaped scales and not overlapping diamond shapes as commonly thought of when one refers to "scales"?
The elongated hexagonal shape is inspired from the underside of a snake and helps reduce the friction present when the pad comes in contact with a surface. Also, these hexagons when put together will enable flexibility in all three dimensions, while overlapping scales would have trouble not resisting the enormous arc one's knee makes when bent. In some cases such as when a knee is greatly bent, we would expect an overlapping design of scales to outright protrude from the pad and most likely chip and break when taking any impact.
Our Frequently Asked Questions will continue to grow as our project takes off and we get a better idea of what people want to know, and what we ourselves think of when in the studio.
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While contemporary armor does get the job done, we believe it can be improved upon by doing away with the singular hard piece that usually tops the pads, and replace them with a more comfortable and flexible outer-layer. This is, of course, the scale armor. The small pieces that it is made up of would allow it to wrap around any bends the human body naturally makes at its joints, and lay flat, thus more comfortable, when not in use.
2. Why use elongated hexagonal shaped scales and not overlapping diamond shapes as commonly thought of when one refers to "scales"?
The elongated hexagonal shape is inspired from the underside of a snake and helps reduce the friction present when the pad comes in contact with a surface. Also, these hexagons when put together will enable flexibility in all three dimensions, while overlapping scales would have trouble not resisting the enormous arc one's knee makes when bent. In some cases such as when a knee is greatly bent, we would expect an overlapping design of scales to outright protrude from the pad and most likely chip and break when taking any impact.
Our Frequently Asked Questions will continue to grow as our project takes off and we get a better idea of what people want to know, and what we ourselves think of when in the studio.
Have a question you want answered? Leave a comment down below!
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