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Cob: bullet resistance of cob

John Schinnerer John-Schinnerer at data-dimensions.com
Tue Nov 16 20:26:47 CST 1999


Aloha,

I don't see much point in wasting bandwidth arguing whether the topic is
appropriate, nor guesses as to how well cob will stop bullets.  I have no
objection to someone going out and trying it in a safe context and reporting
back, however - this would seem the simplest resolution.  

There are a lot of people in the world (far, far too many) who have no
choice for now but to live amidst ongoing risk of flying bullets.  It may be
"just another benefit of cob"...that if one lives in a place where flying
bullets are more common than on this list (which is far, far too much of the
world these days), having an inexpensive renewable biodegradable
self-buildable dwelling also protects one from such flying bullets.  The
glass will still get shattered, though...

John Schinnerer