Boning Knives

Boning Knives
Is it possible to have bullet proof bones?

I know this is a stupid question but is it possible to have bullet proof, or even knife proof bones if you drink tons of milk and don't do any harm to your bones? I heard that the average human's bones are stronger than steel. I also read an article a few years back saying that a soldier in Iraq was saved by one of his teeth when he was shot in the mouth. Could you make it so that it can be extremely hard to break? Smart answers please.

Well, if you had very soft bullets!

Otherwise, I am afraid that the answer is no. No matter what you do and how careful you are, your bones can break, and bullets can break, and even shatter them. The forces involved in a fast moving bullet are far beyond what a bone could possibly withstand.

And whatever you heard, bones are not stronger than steel, not in tension (pulling two points), not in rotation (twisting two points), not in shear strength (sideways breaking strength), and not under compression (pushing points on a length together),

But even if your bones were steel, they would not be "bullet proof." There are bullets that will pierce steel armor. And bullets come in all shapes and sizes - including bullets that explode on contact: bullets that are like small grenades.

All of that said, human bones are indeed very strong, and they can heal! If you eat in a healthy way, and avoid pollutants and toxins, and you do not, well, indulge in too many chemical stimulants, the body will naturally produce quite strong bone material. And if you do strengthening exercises over years, your bones will get much stronger.

But genetics does play a large part in this. Few of us could have had the body and bones of a Schwarzenager, no matter how well we would have eaten and how much we would have exercised.

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