what will it take for this failed experiment to be abandoned?

science ought to look to take ideas from evolution every chance they get. usually there is a reason these sort of elements of nature are arranged as they are. is this kid the first to do that with solar tech?

Screw prior art, finally a "useful, concrete, and tangible result" demonstration

Clearly we knew monopoles exist already since Microsoft is guilty of being one right?

You can be the first in line for the starving and dieing part.

Nah, Straw Man fits more I think.

Non-Sequitur?

Probably the lamest idea ever. Long range sniper kills of this type represent an insignificant minority of deaths, they really think people are going to wear this crap?

The detection method sounds flaky and lame. What I would pay to see though is the other side create an 'electromagnetic' interference device that causes this armor to 'stimulate' the wearer to dive into a brick wall or something.

Religious views have never been based on good arguments.

This advice is just plain stupid. I'm all for standing up for yourself, but the way you are painting it is that you really have to fuck the guy up, which may well be deserved, but it's still very poor advice. What punishment are they likely to get for such an attack? Thrown out of school that's what. Congrats your advice has got him expelled. So jump the bully in an alley and do it you might say? That's fantastically lame advice too. Not only is it extremely risky, but the intended message you are attempting to send the other bullies is likely to be lost.

Bullies more often tread on the edge of what authority figures will enforce. Psychological abuse, knocking shit out of your hands, getting in your face. Often they rarely actually beat the kids up, just harass them constantly in ways that many teachers just won't do much about beyond telling them to knock it off if caught. Retaliating with an attack with the intent to jack them up is going to put your kid firmly in a much more clear bracket of trouble than what the bully is in.