From:	Jalong1@***.com Jalong1@***.com
Subject:	Ruthenium (Re: Questions of great importance)
Date:	Fri, 3 Sep 1999 01:36:22 EDT

>I also have a strange question concerning "Ruthenium" in general.
>It's stated as a "woven" material. Why is it going to be impeded
>greatly
if it's part of garb/clothing?
<snip>

> WHY is Ruthenium going to have a reducing effect upon *ANY* kind of
>armor. If anything, I see armor that has been hit (especially by HE
>rounds, Acid, etc...) as having *ITS* effectiveness reduced.
>
> I just don't like the way they've pointed the rules out as they >stand
>here. Its' used for flexible screens/trids, etc...I don't understand
>the problem.
> -K (okay, I'm confused, I admit it)

I don't remember anything saying that the polymers were woven at all (not
that I couldn't have missed something though) but IIUC the polymers are
chemically coated to the item allowing the item it's apparently normal
flexibility.

IIRC the reason wasn't because of the polymers but with the support
electronics needed for the polymers to operate as a chameleon type suit. My
guess is that the small cameras and processing equipment is thin enough not
to impede ones movement yet to be such they need to reduce the armors
protection so that the camera can see 'out ' the armor.

Hmm, no that doesn't quite sound right.

Well, we can hope it's been updated in M&M then…

Jalong1