NOVA
How Medieval Armorers Made Knights Bulletproof
Show title: NOVA
Video title: How Medieval Armorers Made Knights Bulletproof
Video duration: 2m 15sVideo description: A select few suits of armor were crafted with secret techniques that made them stronger than others, possibly even bulletproof. Historians and ballistics experts reconstructed the amor of an elite knight and tested its strength by shooting it with a musket.
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Eclipse Over America Preview
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