my basement got water in it a week ago - about 2 inches on the floorthe drywall and insulation was in water for 24 hours and i have been drying it out with fans and dehumidifiers over the last weekdo i need to take down the portion of the wall that was wet? any chance i can keep the walls up and not get mold on the insulation / dry wall?
the main problem would be cost but other than that: -chemical weapons are banned by the UN -if you're being fired at, you would either injured, mortally wounded, or dead so that feature of the visor would not be helpful, and i doubt that tech has been made yet (since it would require detection all around you body) -the other tech on the helmet are kinda possible but displaying the conditions wouldnt be useful as the soldiers, especially special-ops, would have been notified of them, especially important ones, priorthermal signature detection would be done with a camera or something, it is not universally useful (u wouldnt expect soldiers to be wearing heat detection all the time)-besides, huds would be delicate and it would be hard to still have peripheral vision -ceramic is brittle -kevlar is already useful enough (and flamethrowers are also banned btw) that's all i got, hope it helped
So, after the defense department spends the money on the suits.that have no way of heating or cooling the soldier OR the ability to piss or poo OR eat, you now have no money left to pay for vehicles to get the soldier to the fight OR pay for the fuel for those vehicles OR even weapons for the soldier to carry So, in the end, what would be the point of designing such a suit.even for spec ops? If we had the technology.to include fixing all of the various shortcomings we have identified, we would also have the technology to make spec ops pretty much obsolete in the first place We would have such things as micro-flying machines for ISR and DNA encoded bullets that would only hit who they were meant forNo reason to put spec ops into harms way anymoreYes, those technologies are being developed.along with cloaking technology and clothing that acts as a battery itself that is charged by the wearers movement.no kiddingEdit: Have you ever actually worn a full chem suit in full MOPP in 100 degree temps? Sealed from chem.LOL!!
The suit itself would be made of ceramic, lightweight steel alloy, and Kevlar all of which could seal the user off from outside temps, chemical weapons, and other similar thingsIt should be noted that armor doesn't totally destroy your mobilityI seriously doubt something like you're describing existsWhen they make it, and it weighs not much more than a soldier's fatigues, I suspect the military will be interestedOtherwise it just impedes your mobility, and makes you just as vulnerable, because of how much it slows you down.
While I'm sure it's coming, the technology just hasn't gotten there yetMedieval period armor is lighter than most people think, but it was design to protect against a human wielding a sword Today's body armor has to offer ballistic protection from projectiles that are traveling well above the speed of sound, and are designed to punch through most metal quite easilyKevlar is thick, heavy, and stiflingPut on a whole suit of it, and you won't be able to breath, let alone move in a combat effective wayCeramic plates offer the best protection, but are heavyAlso, the combat suits from Mass Effect don't offer ballistic protectionThe project a kinetic barrier which slows down and/or deflects incoming rounds.
You cut out the drywall at the 4 foot level because drywall comes in 8x4 sheets, you rip out and throw away the insulation You ventilate the area to dry it completely, you fog it with a mold fogger that you rent from Home Depot, fix any problems that caused the flooding in the first place, put in new insulation and drywall The water would've gone much higher than 2 inches in the insulation because of capillary action so it pretty much all has to be replaced, the amount of drywall to replace is a matter of what's more convenient to replace and the 4 foot level is the most convenient to replace You could just do two feet but then there's a lot more work involved just to save a few sheets of drywall You may want to consider using the more expensive green drywall as it's moisture resistant and hence mold will be less likely to set in even if you didn't dry out the area well enough.
