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OSLO, Norway -- Norwegian scientists have come up with a smart and cheap way of bullet proofing cars by lining the vehicles with flat tanks which, when filled with water, provide excellent protection against gun attack.
The problem with conventional armour plating is that metal is very heavy and is a big waste of fuel when the car is being driven when the occupants are not at risk.
Researchers at Norway's Forsvarets Institute have found a way around this by building several large, flat, watertight tanks into the sides of cars, New Scientist reports.
Each tank is thin, like a domestic radiator, made from plastic or light metal, and has several energy-absorbing carbon-fibre sheets stacked inside.
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