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Re:Moon Parka: Outerwear Made from Synthetic Spider Silk by dimlyaware on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @11:24AM (#10464939)
ah - so it's possible that the reasoning behind this is the low weight mixed with its huge strength/durability gains?
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Re:Moon Parka: Outerwear Made from Synthetic Spider Silk by jdhawk on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @01:33PM (#10465950)
In theory - although its just conjecture. There are so spec's out there on the Jacket Weight or its windbreaking properties.

If its as heavy as Canvas, then its just novel.

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