Scientists at Reading University in southern England are recommending that the British Defense Ministry consider using pheasant feathers - instead of Kevlar -- in bulletproof vests. Researchers say feathers provide a natural body armor, as soft as foam and as strong as fingernails. Tell that to the pheasants when hunting season rolls around.
Coarse Feathers
Scientists at Reading University in southern England are recommending that the British Defense Ministry consider using pheasant feathers - instead of Kevlar -- in bulletproof vests. Researchers say feathers provide a natural body armor, as soft as foam and as strong as fingernails. Tell that to the pheasants when hunting season rolls around.
