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I think that we haven’t reached the insulation to weight ratio of down feathers, so that’d be another example where artificial fabrics haven’t reach some qualit
by Xenoamorphous 1y ago
I think that we haven’t reached the insulation to weight ratio of down feathers, so that’d be another example where artificial fabrics haven’t reach some qualities of natural materials.
- meindnoch 1y agoI'd doubt feathers would be better insulators than aerogel.
- Xenoamorphous 1y agoI don’t think you can use that for clothing, too brittle.
- bartvk 1y agoYeah but it goes the other way round, too. Gore-Tex laminated textile jackets are amazing. Suppose you ride through rain, and it clears up 15 minutes before your destination, you arrive with a dry jacket. Leather just soaks it up.