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Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by tropo on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @04:46PM (#16379754)
Aw darn. My first thought was protection from knife attacks.

If that worked, you could also sell to that company making the anti-rape pants.

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Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by Hextinium on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @05:24PM (#16380061)
Yea but if you get incapacitated one of the first things they do to get to the wound is cut the clothes around the wound area. If you have pants make of knife proof material your life could be endangered.
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Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by rjsw on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:26AM (#16382604)
Some sports clothing is designed to be resistant to sharp edges [1]. The link is for some ski basewear.

[1] http://www.energiapura.info/158/PANTA-34-ANTICUTTING

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Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by Zak on Thursday February 15, 2018 @03:14AM (#16382568)
Something thin and flexible won't protect against stabbing very well; the knife will just drive the material into the body. Cut resistant gloves are a thing and usually made of fine metal chain mail, but they're intended for protection from accidents using cutting tools, not assaults. The material used would probably not provide much protection against forceful stabbing.
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