• rsuri@lemmy.world
    63·
    2 days ago

    And unlike most kinds of chain mail, this one is also effective at protecting the user from any thrusting attacks that could lead to penetration.

  • Apeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    44·
    2 days ago

    They make loosely braided weighted blankets. They won’t be as cool as this, but they allow for plenty of weight while still maintaining good airflow. And a far lower risk of scrotum/labia/nipple tragedy.

      • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
        191·
        2 days ago

        Wait holy shit you’re right:

        Risk of Scrotum

        Risk of Labia

        Risk of Nipple

        Scrotum Tragedy

        Labia Tragedy

        Nipple Tragedy

        Far Lower Scrotum

        Far Lower Labia

        Far Lower Nipple (uh?)

        Lower Scrotum Tragedy

        Lower Labia Tragedy

        Lower Nipple Tragedy (ok, idk who had a lower Nipple but it’s weird that it’s in the list twice)

        Lower Risk Scrotum

        Lower Risk Labia

        Lower Risk Nipple

        Shit, this might be the biggest combo of band names in a single sentence I’ve ever seen

    • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      2 days ago

      I’d be more interested in this for the weight. I want more weighted blanket than I can usually find, and I’m guessing this is heavier than that.

    • 2ugly2live@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      I love those! I had bought one with the pockets of beads and hated it, but the braided one is much better. I’ve had mine for a few years now, and it’s still hanging in there.

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      My wife loves hers and hasn’t experienced any of the aforementioned tragedies… So far.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
    131·
    2 days ago

    Oh fuck I was just thinking about how to solve my need for a heavy blanket while not constantly overheating and waking up.

    • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      What’s worse is this looks like butted mail instead of riveted mail, so it’ll have lots and lots of little snaggy pokey bits.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 days ago

        I can’t tell from the potato quality of the pic, but that’s likely. Additionally, for contact with anything that hasn’t got a layer of leather between it and me, I would really prefer to have welded rings. Riveted ones are also quite the chafe.

        It appears that whatever pattern this is isn’t a typical 1-in-4 or 1-in-6, so I have no idea how it’s actually constructed.

        • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 days ago

          Hehehe that reminds me of when I was young. I had 100 feet of 16 or 18 gauge wire, a thing that wound it, and the biggest ass pair of bolt cutters I’ve seen. I made enough for a mail fist.

          I’m never doing it again, but that was an accomplishment.

  • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    Fuck, now I want to get into making chainmail. Time to pick up another hobby I guess.

  • JiveTurkey@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 days ago

    Seems like you would want to use stainless steel instead of aluminum if you’re going for weight.

    Edit: Yes I realize there are better conductors of heat but for the sake of using corrosion resistant welding materials I went with stainless.

    • kitnaht@lemmy.world
      84·
      2 days ago

      Stainless is an insulator of heat. In fact, it’s used in 3D printers to avoid heat traveling up the path where the filament is fed in from.

      Copper with a silver or rhodium plating would be a good choice otherwise. Copper has a higher thermal conductivity than aluminum, and silver does as well, but is also hypoallergenic.

      • JiveTurkey@lemmy.world
        52·
        2 days ago

        I wouldn’t call it an insulator but it is a poor conductor of heat compared to aluminum. I think in this situation either one would be capable of dissipating heat better than just about any blanket.

          • JiveTurkey@lemmy.world
            3·
            2 days ago

            Right, like I said a poor thermal conductivity but as far as blankets go, you won’t find anyone attempting to get warm with chainmail because it would unfortunately result in an increased loss of body heat. In so far as blankets go, not an insulator.

            Also worth mentioning I was trying to stay in the real of possibilities and this case stainless wire is readily available in many forms for welding, and would resist oxidation better than copper. Obviously we can just name the best conductors of heat.

            • kitnaht@lemmy.world
              2·
              2 days ago

              Copper wouldn’t be difficult to plate in silver; you can buy plating solutions pretty easily, enough to plate a blanket easily. Copper is also incredibly easy to get, and not only has the highest thermal conductivity but also the highest weight as well. (of malleable metals at least; tungsten beats it out weight wise, but couldn’t be easily formed)

              Stainless also work hardens much faster than copper. Much bending at all and it starts to fracture. It wouldn’t last long as a blanket - though there are ways around that, such as how you make the blanket; chainmail, etc.

              Copper can be thin enough, and malleable enough to be woven like a standard fabric as well, resulting in a ‘softer’ feeling.

              In fact, they already make the stuff: https://nano3dsystems.com/product/copper-nickel-conductive-fabric/

              They make Stainless too - but it only consists of 30% conductive material. https://nano3dsystems.com/product/stainless-steel-conductive-fabrics/

    • harmsy@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      If weight is the only thing you care about, then sure. The only problem is even normal weighted blankets can be an absolute furnace in the summer.

        • JiveTurkey@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 days ago

          This is what I’m talking about. Make sure you insulate it with stainless steel though. It’s in the insulation section at your local hardware store.