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on Saturday September 14 2019, @10:36AM
from the at-least-it's-not-a-meat-dress dept.
from the at-least-it's-not-a-meat-dress dept.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49550263
It's a short article describing the strange materials people are experimenting with to make clothing. There is mushrooms, pineapple, PVC, and others. It's light on details (maybe there are other better articles with more technical information), but I thought it was interesting and worth sharing and discussing.
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(Score: 2) by HiThere on Saturday September 14 2019, @04:16PM (1 child)
The mushroom clothing I've seen (pictures of) so far is mainly hats, and they were definitely minimally processed. Basically just hewn into shape. But you need a really big mushroom to start with.
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(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Saturday September 14 2019, @05:03PM
OK, but it still takes days to grow into that shape. Meanwhile, elsewhere thousands of units get produced every day. It's not economical. And what happens when the mycelium doesn't grow properly and you get half a hat? You're not gonna sell that one even at half price.
If we're every going to make progress as a global society with doing things more efficiently to actually live lightly on the land, then we must consider the cradle-to-grave of current processes versus proposed alternatives.
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