Len Paris wrote: > > Spider web, fragile? It was used to produce excellent bullet-proof vests > and body armor.
By whom? When? Where? keith whaley > Though getting it in large quantities has hampered > commercial production, somewhat. I understand that we have to make do > with a poor substitute. Kevlar. > > Len > > > > and 130 work very > > well in such situations. Silk seems to be the most ideal, but the web > > material of certain spiders, when gathered at, or just > > before, sunrise, can > > be woven into a marvelous filter. Unfortunately, they are > > more delicate that > > silk, and greater care must be taken with their use and > > handling. Still, the > > effect with fine-grained films, such as Neopan F, Agfa's APX > > 25 (You do have > > a few bricks in your freezer, of course), and Efke 25, is something to > > behold. > > > > kind regards from the past, > > > > Shel Belinkoff > > > >
