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Brett Boag holds a small square of what appears to be ordinary wooden, 20-millimetre-thick chipboard.

Only this material is heavier and startlingly stronger.

Bulletproof in fact.

During a recent test in the United States, it withstood even a burst from a high-powered AK-47.

"It's phenomenally tough. We're making products that are even way in excess of the hardest hardwoods, very high impact resistance as well," said Mr Boag, who manufactures construction materials at a factory east of Melbourne.

The products are made from hemp — one of the toughest plants on the planet. ...

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good thing we made this illegal for decades, imagine all the terrible building materials, textiles and medical breakthroughs we'd have

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

It is not same hemp.