Making bulletproof wood

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Back in 2020, I read a paper that claimed that bulletproof wood might be possible. The moment that I saw this, I felt that I had to test it myself and I spent the next 3 years working on it.

References:
•The paper that this video was based on: https://www.nature.com/articles/natur...
•Premier Body armor photo: https://premierbodyarmor.com/blogs/pb...

My transparent wood video:    • Making transparent wood  

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