The FIRST Bulletproof Vest (It REALLY Works!)
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There's no way handmade fabric could stop a bullet, right? WRONG! We put our Ancient Greek body armor to the test against swords, spears, bow + arrow, and finally, a modern bullet. It's our homemade version of kevlar. Spoiler Alert: IT STOPS EVERYTHING (almost)!
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@@n_0_thing_ nobody cares
"I'm so glad it's not just me."
sanitation engineer and ballistics enthusiast - eternal euphemisms
I think in the future you may wanna use balistics gel instead of just a plastic mannequin for this kind of test. The gel gives in and is a little bit more realistic than the hard mannequin (of course, just using a whole pig carcass would be even better, but that might be a bit much).
Bulletproof vest? No, I prefer 100 T-shirts
That'll be 300 years and about $50,000
Don't forget to slather the T-shirts in crisco
Have you seen the last video
the precursor to the medieval gambeson, 30+ layers of linen or wool, surprisingly hard to cut or stab through. put a layer of ringmail over top
@@allenliu4956 Right, can't forget the fat 😆😆
Now, consider that during an actual combat it wouldn't be that easy to deliver such precise thrusts.
Armor doesn't need to be perfect - just good enough, and I think that this one does it's job. I'd take shallow cuts and punctures over fatal injury any time.
Considering that it's light enough to give you significantly more flexibility than full or even half plate armour, it would not only be good enough preventing significant harm if hit, but also in maneuvering away from it, allowing to more easily parry. Because of this, surely it would require significantly more skill to wear into war? Especially when surrounded by metal-clad foot soldiers, like Alexander was. Perhaps it being near-white and thus unmarked from blood and dirt, as well as appearing to be weaker and softer than metal, he was boasting of his still to _avoid_ harm, rather than protect from it.
Very cool stuff!
@@Asiliea Outside of DnD there's no such thing as half plate, and even a full suit of armour does very little to hinder mobility. It's heavy and will make you tired a lot quicker, and most helmets will limit hearing, vision and sometimes breathing, but usually the only range of movement even slightly impeded is lifting arms above head.
Alexander wearing one is likely because it's much lighter, less warm, more comfortable, and because he wasn't on the front line. A carefully made, custom-fitted suit of linothorax would have provided enough protection and be a status symbol just from how wellmade it was.
@@Asiliea Armor that significantly limits someone's mobility is a very poorly made armor. Strength was of course important in melee combat but not as much as reaction time and mobility required to use those reflexes.
Armor is the last defense - even if it protects you from fatal injuries it usually doesn't protect against pain and bruises.
Just look at .22 bullet test (I may have typed it incorrectly - I'm not well-educated in firearms): it got stopper sure, but imagine the pain of being hit by this protrusion.
An axe test was also good example of how armor wasn't the perfect defense - it could easily break bones beneath armor with a good hit.
Shield was way earlier invention and as long as you could see an attack coming (melee or even some projectiles) you'd be better prepared to defend than with just armor (moving just hands to redirect a blow is usually easier than moving whole body).
@@NaoyaYami You likely wouldn't have felt it much, especially at that range. A .22lr isn't very powerful at all. Even the .223 that the AR uses (as underpowered as it is) is one hell of a lot more powerful than a 22.
Personally if I were in that armor I'd probably rather take a hit from a .22 than from that axe. The .22 might leave a bruise, that axe would break bones.
Ellanion I’m actually half plate was feet common
Best things about htme: Good content, puts a timer on the sponsor section so you don’t skip any of the actual video
The hacksmith also does that as well
@@EmeraldOverseer htme is like the medieval hacksmith to a certain extent
I think this sponsor clip was pretty greatly made
Sponsor clip was actually ok
Space duck I didn’t say it was bad, I’m just not here for that you know? I wanna watch an ancient make of armor get shot and stabbed
I think Lauren is a great addition to the team! She seems to fit in quite well and is good and presenting while bringing her own humour to it. It's rather entertaining. Keep up the good work guys!
aw thank you!! :)
@@laurenapolis I think your Presentation and Pronouncation is better, Andy's accent annoys me a bit, especially when he said Root.
@@laurenapolis saw you on jerry springer yesterday. Mean girls. Same shoes as this video. Crazy coincidence.
@@laurenapolis You have a charmingly earnest demeanour, Lauren. I think it complements Andy's very well. Loved the custom safety glasses lol!
could use less dabbing, honestly
Andy: strives for historical accuracy.
Also andy: grabs a roll of duct tape.
Historically accurate duct tape.
Actual bronze age craftsmanship was alot better than this tho 😂 . A real spear and bow would have been much much higher quality
Wait... that’s cheating
Actually it is historically accurate Ancient roman tablets show that after war the armour that belonged to the soldiers of Alexander the greats army was repaired with duct tape since it was a lot cheaper than linen and had almost the same strength
SQUIRE! Fetch me Ye Olde Tape of Duct
another name for the vid: Andy crying on the inside when all his hard work breaks
Andy’s outside: 😂
Andy’s inside: 😭
I mean.. stabbing with a bronce curve blade.. not the brightest idea.
@@shipofbats9134 he was really showing off to Lauren
so here's my early obligatory "They should date" comment
"Melon, you think yourself to be Alexander but you will find no Darius in me"
-AR-15
Melon explodes
The melon lord
@@C.Dickey I AM MELON LORD
It's over Mannequin. I have the high ground.
not good to waste food though :(
that melon could have kept a whole family in an impoverished country fed for half a day, if not a full day.
HTME : Musket
HTME : Pistol
HTME : Rifles
HTME : Artillery
HTME : Nuke
HTME : 5th Dimension Anti-Matter Discombobulator
You forgot HTME: Time and Space fabric deformer
You forgot anti hydrogen bomb
You forgot the Dilithium Crystals
HTME: Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
@@SimuLord I get that reference!
Can't wait for Andy to build his own car, and then spend a little too much time at the DMV trying to get it registered.
5 whole episodes of waiting in line
Gas or diesel?
Andy: "Pig fat"
Johnny cash “one piece at a time”
I just make sure there's no cops.
@@TheRedKnight101 maybe some kind of wood burning oven until they reach silicon age and move the car with solar energy.
"It didn't stand up to stabbing with a sword or spear" That is what your shield was for, good sir.
It's for the blows that make it past your defenses. ones which hopefully were weakened through your actions to deflect or parry the attack. (parry might be the wrong word)
@@speedy01247 no parry’s perfect, parrying is just deflection/active defense
The relatively substantial cuts the kopesh made are evidence of why some cutting swords later in history use extremely specialised blade designs for purposes like these.
For example the type 1A falchions, the Pala, and the tegha all use broad blades with very fine edges for defeating layered textile clothing and armor efficiently.
Some (like the Pala) go even further and use T shaped spines and incredibly thin edges to even further extend the ability to cut through layered cloths. When combined with a draw cut, it's a good way to defeat otherwise very effective protection.
Is the burning and bending of everything made during the bronze age a way of saying he is going to get iron soon?
Hopefully
From what he had been hinting, yes. He says he is only not advancing too fast into Iron Age because he needed to first explore some inventions before that, like armor and maths, which are somewhat unrelated but were born in the Bronze Age, not in Iron Age.
That said, he DID point out that wars accelerated the development of iron tools, so these few weapon/armor videos are right on a segue into that technology.
@@butterflygroundhog You can't do that, only negative scores and certain other negative feedback criteria within certain timespans, don't have it memorized since I set it so long ago.
Otherwise it makes it too hard for new members if a certain percentage won't sell to them.
Edit: For what it's worth OP, I've sold to dozens of zero feedback accounts with no issues. The only issues I've had were with established accounts who were just jerks with no obvious warning signs in their feedback. Don't let this deter you, it's a numbers game and you just got unlucky off the bat. Also happens more often in certain categories like phones and other electronics that are easy for scammers to flip. Good luck.
@@stevethea5250 What?
@@hbfdfgjcyk555 I agree
Props to the 1 frame of exploding watermelon at 2:34
I couldnt stop laughing at that
@@memepower641 same i started dying
Ah yes, we all know the ancient Greeks invented bulletproof vests to protect themselves from gun crime...
The ad was so funny. actually watched it instead of skipping
Thank you 😊
Same
@@laurenapolis This might sound crazy, but you look JUST LIKE the new person Andy hired!
@@staratmidnight7 she is
@@CityPlannerPlaysChair You don't say!
"surround sound _effect."_
Why does that sound suspiciously like "Cheese _by-product."?_
Take into consideration that while they are offering a 65% discount, it's on a $205 sticker price. Classic inflation of base price to seem like a good deal. While I thank them for supporting the channel, certainly not going to purchase their product.
American pasteurized-process surround cheese? Pasteurized process sound effects food? I dunno... everything is technically fake, or at least a facsimile or something from before it. 4000 generations of copy-catting and one-upping each other. No wonder we go to war. 😂
@@GrugGangGrugGang stamp
Messing up my cheese is a cool reason to.go to war
Lauren is to HTME as Kari is to Mythbusters
I got a body armor add before this video
Same
Same
5:47 "Who throws a shoe? Honestly!!" -Austin Powers
You should have tried it on a ballistics dummy.
That's not cheap.
They are ballistics dummies.
They should make their own ‘buster’
Matthew Bladek you can make cheaper versions out of plain gelatin... a lot of gelatin
"A little underpowered"
Yeah, my t-shirt offers sufficient protection from your bow's arrows, man...
Yep. His bow is wimpy.
The Spanish Inquisition He tried lol
Thanks for letting me be a part of this cool project! You guys are my favorite!
they should've kept the watermelon as a pet ...
I'll have to get another one that doesn't invite as many fruit fly friends over to the studio with him.
It is like that experiment in a company meeting room. They introduce a little rock. Give him a name and talk about it, then proceed with the meeting. At the end, they pull out a hammer to smash the rock. Another group, had the same experience except they introduce the rock by name, place another same sized one next to him and two smaller ones, without saying anything. As soon as the hammer was brought out in the end everyone rioted, because the rock had a family and kids :)
Laurenapolis I really appreciate that you do this with your nails done. And bright neons that would show damage.
@@laurenapolis love yo tatts!
I’m not sure, but according to lindybeige the Greeks had bronze scales instead of leather. That would also help against blunt force, and would be good at vulnerable places. Maybe you can revisit this project one day. Maybe when you reach better technology.
The linen is pretty good at resisting cuts/stabs etc, but the addition of a lightweight rigid layer underneath would greatly help with dispersing the force of blows. It doesn't have to be strong as such, just stiff enough to hold the linen in shape. Even thick cardbaord would do.
peronally ive never been up for a new co host to any channel ive seen but from lauren's unique and bombastic personality i have really enjoyed the last few episodes she has been apart of and contriduted to. KEEP US THE GREAT WORK GUYS
This is such an awesome compliment thank you so much!! ♡´･ᴗ･`♡
She is a great addition but I do miss the other girl too. In the end, I'm just happy to have content :)
Ahhh yes. Flex tape, the official sponsor of the Bronze Age!
that was the most entertaining start to a promotion I've seen.
Last time i was this early, we were still in the stone age
Basically, we’re about to warp 1,998,700 years ahead in civilization
@@Alateriel91 ah yes the wild weeb in it's natural habitat, the TH-cam comment section
@@imperialphoenix1229 I don't think that's a weeb. But you're right, the comment section is our natural habitat.
If humanity had duct tape to repair their weapons then the world would probably be very different
Gotta love the "safety" procedures in this show :P
Over the battlefield, the Trojans heard the call from the mighty warrior Ajax: "Someone fetch me my duct tape!"
Excellent as always. Lauren adds levity, great addition.
Very entertaining video, its cool to see the evolution of your available technology
Gotta love the dabs & the doinks. Lauren’s commentary is so funny. We have no choice but to stan.
𝒲ℯ 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃
What does it mean to "Stan"? Am i becoming a boomer
@@temptemp4174 It is a blend of fan and stalker: more obsessed than a fan, but not quite a stalker yet.
@@temptemp4174 listen to Eminems masterpiece "STAN" & you shall understand all
Super fun episode! Lauren has been a delightful addition, keep up the great work!
I already love Lauren ... you guys remind me of the Mythbusters crew... you deserve your own Discovery show
4:48 when fire emblem characters crit
Sword Rank C. Bow Rank E.
Wow which also works as my last name is Bowe 😂
No watermelons were harmed in the production of this video.
none at all
Moment of silence for the brave melon that gave his life for this episode.
Exept the one turned into ludicrous jibs
No; watermelons were harmed in the production of this video
He felt nothing
Send a panel to Jeff of the Taofledermaus channel!
this is a great idea!
Ooh, I would like to see a two hundred layer linothorax, made with actual hide glue! See how that one would hold up against everything.
police in asia often use silk instead of kevlar in their vests. usually about 16 layers, stitched tightly together. one companu uses silkworm cocoons and epoxy, pressed into a mold.
i don’t know why but cradling the watermelon like a baby and then immediately watching it get obliterated was peak comedy
I things this is the funniest start to a sponsorship I've ever seen
Me: Well that’s a cute watermelon
Me 20 seconds later: *OH GOD*
Me casually waiting for andy to say dAAAAAger
Oh cmon. Its just the northern dialect.
Love this, htme has such interesting content
Idk if I'm too late but Anthony is a big part of why I like to make things and i just think that he and the people that help him are awesome
honestly the sponsored item seems really cool usually speakers are either mono or 2 channel but this combines it which seems really useful, and 72 hours of charge is really impressive. if i had the money i would probably buy it for my brother because he recently lost one of his speakers and although he has others, that one he lost was new (6 months old). someday im going to do art comissions maybe when im 16 or 15 since my mom is on board with the idea (im only 14 now) and getting others cool gifts will be easily possible :)
50 bmg: I'm boutta end this man's whole career.
DemolitionRanch \m/
What’s going on demolisha
Shad be like: see? Gambeson works!
August the thing is though that a linothorax is supposed to be hard, not soft and cushioning like a gambeson.
That little watermelon hoplite is so cute though....my heart.
I miss him every day :-(
@@laurenapolis Monsters, the lot of you. He didn't even have a day-ger to defend himself!
I learned somewhere (wish I could recall where for the source) that unbleached linin is better for armor than the 'higher quality' stuff we can buy today.
This episode is just a huge hint that the Iron Age is coming soon.
We will see kids going to school with 100 t-shirts from now on
lol
Another great video Andy can't wait for the next one😃.
love the addition of Lauren hamming it up by the gunrange signs!
dude at the intro i thought that i watched this episode already haha
Very cool. Really enjoyed the firearms testing.
9:10 it's a pretty dumb idea to fire a bow towards an outside facing window like that. One miss and you don't know who or what that arrow or shards of glass is gonna hit
6:00- How the Bronze Age scythe was invented
That was a perfectly cut edit when they shot the watermelon
This is cool. 😊
What would the result be if you applied the same technique to sturdier cloth?
What would the result be if you applied the same technique with different adhesives?
Great episode. 😄 👍👍👍
Did you put the linen cloth layers in at different angles so the weave was up & down, then side to side, then diagonal, then up & down again and so on. That would really help the strength and also something they probably did at the time.
Two criticisms of the test, balistic gel would be a bettter analog for flesh, and it should be mounted on something so it has some give, no person can stay perfectly rigid when someone thrust with all their body weight.
Thank you for this
Oooo, I love Lauren's tattoos 😍😍
Looking at those sword-thrusts, where it made a wound but didn't go through, I'm reminded of another function of certain cloth armor: making injuries easier to treat. Not going through the armor means there's no fibers or anything driven into the wound, which makes it easier to clean and thus easier to heal. Considering this armor is, what, a couple thousand years removed from the invention of antibiotics, the importance of that can't really be overstated.
lol bullet proof vest ad before this. thanks for putting that into the ad algorithm for me now i'm going to have to deal with gun ads for the next few weeks!
This is a great demonstration of how warfare progressed over time. The linothorax was good against ancient weapons so people had to get creative and come up with more effective weapons.
You have to remember that practical armor wasn’t about being impenetrable or impervious, but rather about being good enough to stop deep thrusts, cuts and hits so as to avoid fatal and grievous wounds, and stay combatant during the conflict
The moment the linen suffered the first gunshot it was no longer a consistent test for the rest of the gunshots. The first shot clearly delaminated (pulled apart) some of the layers, reducing the stopping power for any follow up shots after.
For a proper ballistics test you would probably have multiple linen targets, fresh for each bullet.
Ive always wanted to make a set of chain mail, and were it around for protection. Mostly from knifes and such, after seeing this and knowing how heavy chain mail would be, wondering if this would be an effective alternative. (obviously I could just buy a stab resistant vest)
Lauren is awesome!!. Good work
And there goes all the hard work
Oh that's cool how you use the spear tip's edge to cut the thread.
I am now really wondering if you guys are able to use primitive Materials and modern knowlege to make an armor that could stop 9mm or more.
Love your vids 👍
(Sorry for bad english i am from germany)
3:57 thats some good excersize for stress relieve
Good armor.
Love the bronze swords
With the thrusting sword, just because you dented the skin a little doesn't mean the armor didn't save the dummy's life. You need a couple of inches of penetration before that is gonna do any killing. At worst you scratched his tummy a tiny bit, which means the armor worked
Holy shit the ad is so good 😂 😂😂😂😂
That dab thrown me back to the stone age
HTME has finally entered the dakkah age. INB4 we get to watch Andy make the first fire lances.
2:30's cut was just perfect
Love how the caveman instincts show @5:12
Great video, love the content!
The watermelon had me dying XD
It would interesting to see the difference between this and one laminated with hide glue.
I'd be interested to see if you could make it again using wheatpaste lagging and "forge" the layers by curing the breast and backplate in a linen press which was definitely available in Roman times with examples that are found in the murals of Pompeii. They possibly would not have needed to add fire-resistance to the material since Romans could weave textiles, such as table cloths and towels, with Asbestos and cleaned them with fire. The fibres of which, being made from stone, are nearly entirely fireproof, extremely durable, and also often white in colour. Alum has been in use as a fire-retardant since well before 5 BCE, and wheatpaste... probably nearly as long as we've been making bread. The egyptians with papyrus at least since 3000 B.C. Alum and Stannic (tin) oxide are locally available, fire-resistant, and commonly used textile glues/ dye components that are White in colour like the armour's depictions and may have been used as well.
It's like a couple layers of kevlar, and a .22 lr is only ball ammo when you get lead standard velocity. If you want a .22 lr to go through something like that she stringer rounds or hollow point rounds. Enjoyed the video though
So in case of the Zombie Apocalypse this armor type works pretty good just make it a bit larger/cover whole body.
You should try something other than a field tip for the 100 layer id like to see if a broadhead could make it through
5:46 Hispanic grandmother's most lethal weapon! "La Chancla"
just because it doesn't penetrate all the way through the layers does not mean it will not still cut one's skin. I've got a long scar on my leg from the sharp point of a hog-wire fence that I received while wearing double layered work jeans (I think they were carharts). the jeans themselves were virtually unscathed, barely a scratch on the outside layer.
You should do a bonus episode, where you make that armor but with layers of kevlar instead of linen and compare the kevlar to linen
You guys should find a sword smith to really sharpen those swords, axes and spears and then really try the armor.
It doesn't take a sword smith, I could get them all pretty sharp.
Yeah, that spearhead in particular should have a real, sharp **point** to it. Also, maybe it should be properly centered on the shaft. Maybe manufacture a spearhed that goes **over** it instead of being wedged in a slit. People in the Bronze Age did know how to make rivets after all.
8:15
*Lindybeige has entered the chat
*5:26** it didn't puncture it but if you look at the previous frame the exact whole in the middle of the second AB was definitely a puncture.*
maaan i remember my first gun range visit ever..... that misfire from the AK was terrifying. loaded and it fired off on its own.
Gotta be honest, I’m surprised it stopped the .22, but it’s cool that it works that well though, pretty amazing. I wonder if a different cloth would work better? Like silk or something