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Explore the chemistry behind what makes kevlar so strong, and how this essential synthetic fiber was invented.

By 1975, Richard Davis had been shot at close range 192 times. But not only was he completely healthy, each of those bullets were part of a demonstration to sell his new product: the bulletproof vest. So, how does such a light, flexible piece of clothing stop a bullet? The secret was a synthetic fiber material invented a decade earlier. Max G. Levy explores the incredible strength of kevlar.

Lesson by Max G. Levy, directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency.

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