A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
A look at history and popular culture
This week we're covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid 'hardsuits.' Naturally, this post isn't going to cover every variety of armor that appears in science fiction, so I want to be … Continue reading Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
In the last post, here, we talked about some basic rules for what parts of the body are likely to be more armored - either armored first, or exclusively, or more intensely. Now comes the fun part: being excessively judgemental about some examples from popular culture! Lets start with the most obvious one: Viggo Mortensen's … Continue reading Collections: Armor in Order, Part II
Evaluating armor designs, especially in works of fantasy or speculative fiction, can be a tricky business. Often times, we can see a design and know something is off about it, but not quite what. Or alternatively, fans and internet commentators will blast this or that design in TV or a movie simply because it does … Continue reading Collections: Armor in Order, Part I