I Tested the World’s Thickest Chainmail

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[@WaterjetChannel]

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[@jamesbizs]

Hmm. Decisions decisions. Buy from your link, or from the 60 other KZbinrs I follow; from the dozens of times they’ve posted their link. There might still be 5 people out there that haven’t heard of one of these sponsors that sponsor almost every single content creator. 🙄. So maybe you’ll get lucky and one of them will watch your video before they watch one of the 1000’s of others

[@The_Gallowglass]

Cody needs to send his maille to Tod Cutler and see if they can get through it with proper war arrows from a longbow. If that happened I'd be so stoked.

[@Splarkszter]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CODYYYYYYY WOOOOHOOOO

[@jeffcook8501]

They use to wear leather or padding under the mail which should help with the arrow fragments from penetrating the flesh

[@rustyshakleford5230]

Bring back the lock test!!! And Kanyon.

[@MrMrwhisker1]

I'm stuck in an infinite loop now because Cody said to watch this video after his finished, and now you are telling me to watch his after yours finishes

[@rustbeltmachine]

Dude… same. I already called off work tomorrow.

[@jdarokhajiit9153]

Same, my wife is going to kill me lol

[@thetruthexperiment]

Poor thing

[@dangerousfables]

Form those loops into some chain mail.

[@scottydu81]

This is the song that doesn’t eeeend…

[@yaronkarmi3393]

Hello to all Cody'sLab viewers

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

Hi ;)

[@danenewland6978]

That me!

[@ChIGuY-town22_]

Yo!

[@TheBearInTheChair]

Howdy folk

[@NullScar]

Hello Mr.!

[@dorusie5]

Cody finding you dead body on the battle ground: "My chainmail's fine, bit dented, but I can straighten that out on my anvil" ☺

[@lgjm5562]

In the not too distant future, the armor is worth more than the pilot.

[@cola98765]

That's why there are hardly any armors rated for .50 and above. It's not that you can't stop *a* bullet of that caliber, it's that there so much energy there that even if you spread it over a plate it's still too much.

[@KawaiiKitten]

Just to clarify a soldier would wear padded armor underneath chainmail so there is a possibility the arrow splinters may not have gone through

[@fetzie23]

Probably a decent bit of leather under the chain would have stopped the arrow shaft going through. The blunt force trauma from the "cannon ball" would have taken out like all the ribs though (with enough padding underneath the mail still possibly survivable?).

[@andersjjensen]

@@fetzie23 The shock going through the body would probably also have fractured the spine in several places. People who hit the pavement from very tall buildings look relatively fine on the outside but bones on the opposite side of the impact are still shattered.

[@KawaiiKitten]

@@fetzie23 if it is possible to make the cannonball survivable, it'd probably be pretty difficult imo, but yeah chainmail would either be worn under other armors like scale, leather or plate with a layer of padded quilt underneath if I remember correctly. All that would definitely protect against an arrow since the chainmail definitely stopped the arrow and splintered it

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

@@fetzie23 Quilted gambeson would stop the arrow shaft better than leather and also redistribute the impact better.

[@DaftyBoi412]

Also back in them days they wouldn't of had carbon fiber, so the arrow body would of been wood or metal (most likely wood), and either turned to dust or just bent, and not splintered quite like carbon does. Any wood splinters being way less sharp than a thin bit of carbon, and much easier to break apart on contact with the chainmail.

[@talkingdot]

its cool that the chainmail would survive the cannon shot but the person wearing it is still very dead lol

[@Gandhi_Physique]

Perfect for the next user

[@SuperKingNNN]

Peak efficiency lol

[@jamesbizs]

@@Gandhi_Physiquelol perfect; to also die in?

[@MinedMaker]

It's a very special chainmail, meant to save the next soldier behind you on the battlefield.

[@ChIGuY-town22_]

It's not so much as the chance of getting hit by a cannon ball. It's the weight of wearing that and all of your gear...

[@B0BBYL33J0RD4N]

To be fair, if you were wearing 200 pounds of chainmail, you might be more likely to survive an encounter because you would collapse from exhaustion before making it to the battle

[@mrkiky]

You'd have a team of 4 squires with hooks on a rope and stick similar to a fishing pole but much sturdier, to lift up your chainmail and reduce the weight you have to bear as you walk in it.

[@B0BBYL33J0RD4N]

@mrkiky 4 even more encumbered dudes with less martial training, tasty. I did chuckle though, cause I can imagine some king out there actually doing that.

[@balrog99-41]

brother with all due respect, I hope your comment is for the funnies. An average to good quality mail hauberk (knee to upper thigh length) weighed like 30 ish pounds. Add like 7-10 pounds of padded material under it, 1-3 pounds for a good helmet with padding and maybe like a 5 pounds for a rather heavy side-arm sword, like a pretty hefty and crude Falchion. You'd still be way under the 100 pound. They're all just normal peeps under that armour, fit and trained perhaps, but not a bodybuilder for lifting contests. Modern military gear gets up into the 100-150 range and that's only for mostly short periods and we also have on-the-go troop transport quite available, not some tired squire who's barely limping behind you in battle. Sorry if I came out angsty but I literally gave my bachelors degree on armour and I'm so tired of seeing the age old myth that it's some ridiculously heavy and restricting equipment, while in fact it was made-to-fit or at least modified-to-fit to owner. Cheerios.

[@B0BBYL33J0RD4N]

@balrog99-41 I have yet to see old mail that is barely able to get picked up for a 2 ft by 3 ft section. My comment was talking about how grossly heavy Cody's chainmail was, not historical accurate mail. And they totally understand that the mail he made isn't even remotely close to historical or usable.

[@Nik.No.K]

Once again confirming that there are only about 4 KZbinrs in Utah. Waterjet, Cody’s lab, Nate from the internet/TKOR crew and… that might be it

[@doinker50]

There are way more than that.. I'd never even heard of this channel before Cody's video

[@khailsan]

Lindsey Stirling

[@campman1]

Jerryrigeverything

[@oostrich]

Stradman

[@theCodyReeder]

Actually I think that Utah might have the highest KZbinr to population ratio. 🤔

[@WaterjetChannel]

Go watch Cody's Video!!!! He did an insane amount of work on it so it's the least you can do ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6q4o3eNfNmGaJY

[@vincenttrigg4521]

That's where I came from! :D

[@lakojake4215]

"These might shear off, then the rest of the arrow goes through." "But I would say that's not a failure of the chainmail." Tell that to the guy with an arrow in his chest. lol

[@laierr]

No one wears chainmail on their bare chest. You wear it over a gambeson (thick padded coat) which is a surprisingly effective type of armor. It would stop those splinters easily. Given they shot a modern-day hunting arrow, that was designed to inflict nasty wounds on elks, who, in fact, do not wear armor. Medieval war arrows were much thicker, with sold steel arrowheads. they wouldn't squeeze between those links at all.

[@SlightRecoiI]

Cody seems so happy throughout this whole video. He must've been so proud of his creation throughout the whole testing process.

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

To be fair he is almost Always this Happy. ;) the only time I saw him sad I didn't blame him as I was also sad at the passing of Grant Thompson from TKOR

[@SephBane]

@@isaiahoconnor8236 I think he has been pretty low for a long time between the breakup with Canyon and the TY monetization issues. I think he is finally getting back to normal.

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

@SephBane yeah I could see that, but he us happy when doing science:)

[@Skorpychan]

It's amazing how much getting paid will do for your mental health.

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

@Skorpychan I know from personal experience. Long story short bmy business took a massive covid induced hit, was struggling to find other work and landed on antidepressants . Got a job even though it was only a seasonal one and was able to get off of them.

[@Somerandom1922]

One thing to remember is that historically chainmail was worn over gambesson, so anything like those splinters from the arrow would get caught.

[@bemljj]

They look like an older and younger brother playing in the yard lol

[@peterorlov4544]

we will call them the MartiAn brothers

[@Skorpychan]

Arrow: Survived. Big bullet: Still dead, but the guy behind you survived. You may survive the impact itself, but you'd probably bleed to death afterwards. Flung machete: Survived, but you wouldn't be happy about it.

[@TheAttacker732]

...Okay, but is there a situation involving a machete flying at you that you *would* be happy about?

[@Skorpychan]

@@TheAttacker732 I mean, you wouldn't be happy about surviving it.

[@mrkiky]

You would be far less happy after the arrow than the machete tbh.

[@Skorpychan]

@@mrkiky The arrow shaft would be stopped by the gambeson under the mail. The machete hit HARD, so you'd probably have bruised ribs at the very least, possibly cracked.

[@mrkiky]

@@Skorpychan Well, if you had gambeson as well, sure. Otherwise that splintered carbon fiber shaft would've gone deep enough to do organ damage if you're unlucky enough, and would be really nasty to dig out all of those splinters anyway.

[@chebypattern]

11:44 Cody looks like he's about to cast a spell

[@MuzikBike]

given his knowledge of science he probably could

[@cancer_sucks]

this is his default state.

[@somethingforsenro]

we love casting spells

[@KorhalKk]

"According to Quora" Okay, now I'm confident on the info

[@WaterjetChannel]

I got my phd from quora

[@KorhalKk]

@@WaterjetChannel 😆

[@harveycreekin]

Those phantoms are 100% stolen! 😂

[@gottjager760]

6:22 No French Carabinier (who had received their brass gilded cuirasses in 1809) would have worn chainmail at any time, certainly not by the time of the Battle of Waterloo and not François Antoine Fauveau the poor unfortunate soul of the 2e Régiment de Carabiniers from whom this cuirass was recovered.

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

Yeah I was gonna comment the same, cuirasses at that time were basically the equivalent of modern plate carriers in terms of coverage.

[@curtisjordan9210]

Cody sent me here :)

[@NullScar]

Al gore ithm ⛓️ 🔗

[@lukenichols9647]

Man Bear Pig

[@NullScar]

@@lukenichols9647 50% man, 50% bear, and 50% pig.

[@JausTine]

Same here! Great show, keep it up

[@NullScar]

@@lukenichols9647 50% Man, 50% bear and 50% pig.

[@ArmsAndArmorReviews]

Where I work, we used EuroFlex ring mesh products. And it's incredible... YOU LITERALLY CANNOT GET STABBED! The rings are around 4.2 mm in diameter, and every single individual ring has been WELDED, which makes all the rings basically IMPOSSIBLE to just "stab" through with your most powerful blow.

[@mjf69]

What I love most about this, is nobody would ever wear chainmail just bare chested ( they also would never wear chainmail this heavy) but the gambeson would definitely have stopped those arrow shaft shards from penetrating into the skin even if they were wood and not carbon fiber.

[@wolffang489]

Even it it's, say, 30% lighter or more and a proper shirt, I think it's the fact that it's welded and hardened that's showing a lot of the performance. If someone hasn't done some testing on how thick you can reasonably get with welded tempered rings while still carrying the rest of your gear and fighting, they should.

[@tracybowling1156]

Two very excellent channels together, chain mail, using the air cannon! I am one happy girl!

[@mikoro88]

I like how I got _both_ videos in my feed, (both yours and Cody's) at the same time! 😃 Cool to get both POV's side by side like this.

[@SteveYasell]

This is a great collab and I want to see more crossover with Cody's Lab! Thanks!

[@Christopher_S]

The circle of life brings me back around to this channel. I unsubscribed when Dan and Mitchel stopped making videos here, completely forgot about the channel until today when I watched Cody make the chainmail. It's a nice surprise to see this channel is still going and from the sounds of it, with the phantom cameras, you're going to have lots of opportunities for some amazing videos in the close future too!

[@SuperBirath]

based on the recommendations in both videos, I am stucked watching you and Cody again, again, again

[@WaterjetChannel]

An endless loop. Pretty soon both videos will have a billion views. Our evil plan is unstoppable 😎

[@nak_attak]

A crossover I never even imagined

[@cancer_sucks]

you must be new.. its not the first time ;-)

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

And if there was a gambason that works greatly reduce the little damage caused. With the arrow

[@jennareynolds1403]

totally agreed: maille was never worn alone. without the thick quilted fabric below, the maille doesnt help much against blunt force trauma

[@Qwarzz]

Normal gambeson wouln't do with this one. I'm sure Cody can come up with something heavy enough to match the chain :)

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

@Qwarzz indeed:) but it would likely have stopped the fragments of that arrow :) not much on the blunt force of the bullet

[@TheBearInTheChair]

That was my first thought when he said something along the lines of getting poaked a little bit.

[@techheck3358]

How about some 100mm rockwool, compacted down?

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Thank you for having Cody over here to test his creation. Very impressive results. Cody is always so upbeat he must be a joy to be around.

[@geoffhurley8103]

I love seeing two of my favorite channels come together!

[@shayanirenberg3294]

God I love the Waterjet-Cody collabs!

[@daffhead4975]

Remember that you would wear a gambeson under the chain mail, i don't think the splinters of the arrow would get through that.

[@jayjayerson3486]

you should 3d print a cup that fits whatever your shooting so it goes straighter, also so you could make a giant shotgun

[@Qwarzz]

Mmm. 3dprinted canister shot

[@westwashere2216]

Sabot request!!!

[@joem5037]

@@westwashere2216 Yeah! May as well build a proper APFSDS for that air cannon lol

[@wolffang489]

I believe the sideways bullet was because of lack of spin allowing it to tumble. Since they justifiably aren't using a threaded metal barrel, they should be using a ball so it goes straighter and hits truer.

[@tsm688]

3d print? just carve out of fecking styrofoam

[@forgingluck]

YESSSSS I love Cody's channel. Glad to see the crossover!

[@RhythmJigoku]

The crossover we didn't know we needed!

[@SlowlyMasterDeWhey]

Cool collaboration in this one I follow both of you guys thanks for the content!

[@audreybossman8369]

Arrow head breaks off and still stabs guy. Guy as he lays on the ground dying, "At least my chainmail didn't fail".

[@Sl4yerkid]

Holy crap I've been watching cody since the beginning, and you guys since the beginning, awesome to see you all collab!

[@erinmac4750]

Here from Cody's channel. Impressed! He made the indestructible chain mail, and you have the tests, and stunning slo-mo, to prove it. Don't be surprised to hear from Ukraine. If you don't, then expect to see "their" invention on the news. I'm sure they could find 101 uses for Cody's chainmail made from chains. 💜✊

[@izzymoran89]

I think that chain mail needs to take a quick trip on over to Demolition Ranch so Matt can see how bulletproof it is 😂❤ Awesome video guys 🥰

[@illuminati1866]

2:30 Average fantasy archers shooting speed

[@jacobotto9766]

Been following both channels for years! Love the team up!

[@lecolintube]

So excited & so good to see Cody back on the WaterJet Channel! 🙌

[@Paladin0005]

I'd like to see how it would hold up to a rondel dagger which is designed to be thrust in between links and lever them apart. You can see a similar profile in sword tips as time went one and they went for being more optimized for cutting to more optimized for thrusting.

[@mikemadness222]

This is that old KZbin style revival

[@Nairod2]

Dude has been slowly becoming a blacksmith for a decade and null ask if it took him a year. xD

[@802Garage]

10:10 Seeing the chainmail ripple like water was craaazy. Seriously cool.

[@darthplagueis13]

Since I see a lot of folks talking about it here, I would like to point out that no, gambesons were not commonly worn under mail. Gambesons were generally used as standalone armor. You would generally wear light undergarments under your metal armor, but it wasn't thickly padded and more so served to prevent chafing than to protect from things that got past the mail. Heat, weight and general mobility were always concerns and the average high medieval knight would be willing to accept a risk of suffering bruises or fractures when hit, if it meant they didn't slowly stew in the summer heat under their hauberks. This is actually quite visible if you look at 11th century sources like the Bayeux tapestry, where the fighters are generally drawn as very slim and wearing form-fitting hauberks and coifs. The time in which mail was the be all and end all of armor was also the time when your main defensive tool was your shield, not your armor. Your mail was a failsafe that might save your ass if you failed to stop or avoid an imcoming hit, but it wasn't expected to offer the same degree of near-invulnerability that late medieval plate could provide. Later on, as the technology developed, armor became so resilient that shields started becoming somewhat redundant, which in turn allowed knights and well-geared men-at-arms to abandon their shields in favour of using two-handed weapons which in turn became necessary to deal with heavily armored opponents. Gambesons on the other hand were more of an alternative to mail, for people who either favoured a lighter option or who couldn't afford mail.

[@maksymushka]

You've been putting out good content lately. Well done dude.

[@Postmortumaz]

So glad to see you document the important stuff.

[@Canzandridas]

A collab with Cody is always a good collab

[@mirastor1796]

Perfect curtain for homes in warzones. 9/10 tankshells can even be reused.

[@mickyr171]

Now he needs to go see kentucky ballistics and get the big boys up against it

[@eclectichoosier5474]

Lead bullets squish through the rings. FMJ just pushes through. I've done it -- but not with welded links.

[@vicroc4]

4 bore vs. chain chainmail.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Yes.

[@trenvan5546]

orders of magnitude more force.. but I suspect Kentucky Ballistics would be down for it. Remember he still has that harpoon gun. somebody slide into his DM's.

[@stephenl2811]

​@@vicroc4punt gun

[@ThatBisexualOverThere]

“You’d have a cracked rib at least” brother, your chest would have been caved in! Ain’t just a cracked rib 😂 I’d love to see the chainmail on a ballistic dummy labs torso to see what the damage to the organs would be

[@ThePoliticalBulldog]

Glad to see Cody collabing with kindred spirits

[@jhonnysport7908]

2:24 BRO STOP TRYING TO RIZZ ME UP 😂

[@maxximumb]

Don't forget the chainmail would be worn over a gambeson, a quilted and padded jacket, that would provide more protection. A gambeson's multiple layers of quilted fabric provided a surprising level of protection.

[@AlAn0n]

"Oh thats sooo deep... ooooh" ...poetic.

[@63fahrenheit]

eyyy Starvin' Marvin joke ^_^!!! Nice hahaha

[@stinkyfungus]

Anyone else wincing every time that kid waved that Broadhead around? I mean yeah, lets lalk with my hands while holding a pointy object with three SHAVING SHARP razor blades on the end of it... Jaysus mary n' Joseph!

[@jordansorenson698]

I cannot believe that you guys got your hands on not one, but two phantoms!!! Like actually how!!! This channel continues to suprise me by just how resilient it is. Not that I think it was ever really going to die, but every time it starts to show signs of pulling a Tom Stanton, it comes back with new life. Like your favorite pet zombie... that you love to abuse...

[@KindlyToxicRagnarKantar]

that "cannon ball" might not go through but you can say goodbye to your ribs and the unpuncturedness of your lungs

[@acethesupervillain348]

The armor that got hit by the cannonball at 6:23 probably wasn't wearing chainmail underneath, but that's from a french cuirassier at the Battle of Waterloo (1815), and people had stopped wearing chainmail for hundreds of years by then. However, they would have had a particularly thick and tough cloth uniform underneath.

[@Tonkarai]

Chainmaille made from chain links is pretty wild. I make chainmaille myself. I just go with riveted maille which is extremely time consuming or butted maille which is less time consuming but still time consuming. I could only imagine what that chain link chainmaille piece took to do. Those quarter inch thick links must have been a pain to bend and link.

[@justinpatterson5291]

I've been stuck in a loop, watching these two videos, for days! How do I end this madness?

[@Eirekk]

Happy for you to get some Phantoms. Cant wait for the videos to come :D

[@mankihonda983]

I just read about Cody's origin story why he started making YT videos, made me like him so much more. I've been a subscriber for years now, but never knew that about him.

[@austindickey1372]

I love Cody’s energy. So passionate about what he does. Like a little kid in a candy shop. And your attitude encourages it. This is all so wholesome. Edit: here from his channel, by the way! Subbing!

[@Paxmax]

Totally mindblowing watching something like that slug roll off even at that velocity! ...but the shock waves though the body from a center line hit looks devastating for your organs. Forget having any ribs intact. That "rolling off" effect does look promising for making it by ok-ish from a glancing blow, that would otherwise rip your flesh deeply.

[@filippofior3722]

my two favorite channels together!!

[@hendrikvanleeuwen9110]

There has been some great tests done on Tods Workshop doing historic arrows vs armour, and arrows causing damage by splintering against armour is definatelyna thing (not quite like that, though!).

[@powerbuilder0510]

But how "bullet proof (resistant)" is it? 🎉 😮 😂

[@Nobe_Oddy]

OMG!!! The Ballistics Gel being hit by the extra-large bullet looked JUST LIKE the Liquid Metal Terminator from T2: Judgement Day - BUT BETTER!!!! WOW!!!

[@Knobelbernd]

Great collaboration video!

[@DaarthPingas]

honestly, you two seem like you should've been playing dnd together for years now lol

[@jordansorenson698]

With two phantoms you guys are litterally every youtuber's new best friends. I love it!

[@dizzydawn862]

"If John Wick had a pencil you'd be toast" lmfaoo

[@Par_and_syv_lovers56]

8:08 that unison tho. Just guys loving science haha

[@r.p4336]

The collab i didnt know i needed

[@flomojo2u]

Incredibly impressive, it’s completely impractical for personal use, but it sure shrugs off the damage! Great job, Cody! And great footage, Mr Waterjet 😊

[@MaNNeRz91]

"i didnt expect that at all" Is exactly what he predicted.... 👀

[@mytube001]

The fact that the blade of the arrowhead was able to cut into the chain link that easily tells me that the hardening isn't very significant, or at least very shallow.

[@djmips]

Great vid! It has early KZbin energy. I would be worried about my $$ camera getting hit with a deflection. Keep up the good work!

[@DaftyBoi412]

The goat of backyard science and geology brought me here! :)

[@TheBerendir]

The super expensive slo mo camera then skimping on the target! Ballistic dummy labs target would be interesting. 😂. Joking btw ( well sort of as I'm not wrong).

[@zcomputerwiz]

Ayyy Cody! Glad to see this crossover.

[@aserta]

5:26 if you can, have them serviced. Who knows what crap's inside. And get GOOD cases for them. If you use them in areas where metal dust goes, make sure to dust the sensitive areas where the fans are. Low pressure air, AND don't spin the fans with compressed air, because that's current going back into the board.

[@iambiggus]

Now just have Cody make a full suit and have The Mountain wear it into battle!!!

[@adfaklsdjf]

2:22 "i'm the beauty" the "talent"

[@Stormageddon571]

13:10 Based on where the blade initially landed and crossreferencing with the dummy (the gel one, not the waterjet one), the machete appears to have left a small cut.

[@Snakecat_Rex]

A combination we’ve always needed but never knew

[@yaroslavpanych2067]

Sorry guys, but Slow mo guys already satisfying our slow mo needs... with 1.75mln fps camera. Your phantoms is just baby steps. Also, get ready a ton of storage for footage Also, get protection for those cameras. With this cannon it is pretty much guaranteed something will backfire and hit the cameras!

[@PghFlip]

Thanks for helping our friend Cody test his creation!

[@Kargoneth]

Just watched Cody's video. Now for your video.

[@Kargoneth]

Epic. The carbon fibre arrow shaft was more dangerous than the broadhead. The slug would probably rupture multiple internal organs. The machete was the equivalent of a tip cut. Very impressive!

[@neilredelinghuys3263]

nice to see the phantoms. perhaps you could protect them better. you are making me nervous 😂

[@Hairytoe1]

great videos from both channels.

[@Dandystillioniumbatamdatam1234]

I love the John Wick reference 1:23

[@DigitalJedi]

I think that both the sketch sawblade material videos and the extremely speedy wheels would be fun to explore with the new cameras.

[@TheRealInscrutable]

Wearing Cody's chainmail would at least let you have an open casket funeral.

[@quillclock]

LETS GOO you got a phantom!!! that will spice up the channel