A special boot for sappers, developed by Ukranian engineers, saved a sapper's leg. The soldier got away with a broken leg without losing his limb.

TenderfootGungi, 7 months ago

Sapper: A military engineer who lays, detects, and disarms mines.

I had no idea.

DragonTypeWyvern, 7 months ago

It’s a pretty largely encompassing term these days. Pretty much any engineer in a combat situation.

Breaching fortifications (the original usage), building bridges, demolitions, etc.

LordOfTheChia, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago)

More info from an earlier posting about these boots (including how they work in the comments):

lemmy.world/post/4256259

Edit: These are Ukrainian manufactured and likely tweaked, however the original design and research came from here:

researchgate.net/…/265925569_Blast_Evaluation_of_…

I believe the lead researcher is from Canada

Edit 2: The original design might be by Gad Shaanan Design, Inc which seems it had/has offices in the US and Canada.

www.moma.org/collection/works/93966?artist_id=277…

obinice, 7 months ago

Thank you for your research, I really appreciate it :-)

HubertManne, 7 months ago

check. if war breaks out then grab the ole romper stompers.

Batman, 7 months ago

I imagine them walking around like a dog in shoes, hah. Much better than losing a leg though! Truly A marvelous technology and glad he’s OK.

mp3, 7 months ago

It probably feels like walking using snow shoes. Not as natural, but definitely better than losing a limb or dying.