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Originally Posted by DanHoward
DR is largely determined by the level of flexibility.
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Well, a combination of flexibility and weight. As long as it doesn't stretch too much, the simple inertia of flexible armor will spread impacts and render them a lot less dangerous.
Absent materials that change properties depending on how fast they flex (shear-thickening fluids and the like), resistance to impact for flexible materials isn't going to change much for any given combination of weight and flexibility.