Following this question about new spacesuits (xEMU), I was wondering how resistant to shock might be the biggest rotating seal, (at waist level) considering an astronaut might fall or be hit by some objects. What kinds of mechanical stresses can they withstand until they're not gas tight anymore, compared to multilayered current spacesuits?
For instance, being inadvertantly sandwiched between two massive objects looks like more frightening wearing a suit with rigid parts, than wearing a soft one.