Although the blast wrap idea did not work well for a plane, I wonder if there might be another practical use for the blast wrap. In particular, maybe to be used as a lining under the outer shell of military vehicles. One of the worst things to me to hear about on the news is an IED ripping through a troop vehicle of any kind. If this blast wrap can be applied in the field on military vehicles, it might save a lot of lives.

The blast wrap is impractical for anything but the controlled disposal of ordinance. If the IED is a shaped charge (as most of them are), the blast wrap's bag of salts will do nothing to the jet of plasma cutting through the vehicle. Other IED's work with sheer pressure, the tremendous expansion of gases as the molecules break down will not be affected at all by the fire suppressing capabilities of the blast wrap.

I think there may be an application inbedded into the skin of millitary vehicles as a measure against IEDs. Particurlly on cargo trucks, the balst I am sure would have limited suppression, but the fire is the biggie. Blow mw to bits, ok, head injury, ok, just don't let them char my face or crotch. I'd pay extra for it. Testing required: 2 sheets of metal, suppression powder between, blow a hole through it with a 155 and see if reduced fire, concussion inside a "simi-sealed" area.

Believe me, the military has much better ways of protecting military vehicles than bubble wrap filled with anti-flammitory dust. The only reason that this was a concept for the smash lab team was the extremely lightweight nature of the blast wrap and the fact that this would enable them to coat the entire interior of the plane without significantly increasing the weight.