This reminds me of the use of silk in early bulletproof vests. Natural fibers can make surprisingly effective armor. Dr. George Goodfellow, who treated the woun

This reminds me of the use of silk in early bulletproof vests. Natural fibers can make surprisingly effective armor. Dr. George Goodfellow, who treated the wounded Earp brothers after the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, wrote about the bullet resistance of silk: https://archive.org/stream/southcalif02losa#page/94/mode/2up https://archive.org/stream/southcalif02losa#page/94/mode/2up People then went on to make silk armor, eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_Zeglen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_Zeglen