[Gasshog]

Stopping the bullet doesn’t particularly mean zero transference of force. Armor that thin will need thicker materials to reduce the shock of impact

[robroys woman]

If it becomes diamond hard, I infer from that that it also becomes rigid, meaning the force would be spread out to the entire surface of the body armor plate, as though your body armor was a steel plate.

[VRW Conspirator]

Armor that thin will need thicker materials to reduce the shock of impact

I got it. A flux capacitor!

[ConservativeWarrior]

Exactly. Just as a shark-proof suit doesn’t make a diver invulnerable.