Fire-Resistant Underwear Made From Fake Spider Silk Could Soon Be a Thing
Spider silk is stronger and lighter than most other fabrics, so it could be used in things like body armor, medical sutures and, oddly, underwear. The U.S. military isexperimenting with silk underwear to protect soldiers’… privates … from explosions, since silk doesn’t melt onto skin when exposed to heat.

July 11, 2014 at 7:42AM
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