Saw a program on Discovery Channel about Rhino Liner and its resistance to explosions. First an old P/U truck was blown up without Rhino Liner on its bed. Completely blown up and shattered. Next a P/U with Rhino Liner sprayed on its bed was blown up. All of the explosive force was deflected towards the cab and the bed stayed intact, a little bent but complete. The program was about making a bomb-proof building, so a concrete block 2-story building was constructed about 25'x25'square. The walls were coated with 1/2" layer of Rhino Liner on the inside and outside. Provisions were made to protect the windows and then a car loaded with explosive was detonated about four feet from the front of the building. The concrete blocks directly adjacent to the blast actually crumbled but were not penetrated, the Rhino Liner kept the walls upright. The windows were shattered but a dummy sitting at a computer desk was not disturbed. Apparently anyone inside the building could have survived. Another demonstration was a sheet of plywood that was coated on both sides with Rhino Liner and they fired a 12 gage shot gun at it. Only the outer layer of liner was penetrated, the pellets didn't go through the wood or second layer. Sounds like something that should be sprayed on our Humvees over in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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