Kevlar: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius

[@RayMak]

She is a legend

[@Axel_O]

Amen commenting brother

[@richardaching9627]

zamn 11 likes

[@minute-ai]

Love science?

[@hayond656]

Ah Ray Mak

[@FastFacts60]

We have Kevlar vests that are strong enough to stop
incoming bullets from penetrating the flesh,............
but if a person has 1mm
long toe nails, a pair of pantyhose will not have a chance.

[@Helena-mh6ti]

+FastFacts ..Prolly because pantyhose is made from extremely fragile material and not kevlar.

[@TacticalCaveman997]

Just wait until we figure how to mass produce spider silk

[@hereth37]

what's with the blur at the top right

[@GunsOfSteel67]

+hereth37 i was wondering the same thing. its been in the past few videos

[@alvaroyepes9278]

good

[@leovanzantvoort]

What about twaron? originaly by Akzo

[@djSpinege]

If that's all Kevlar is then why don't we implement it into everyday objects more. why is Kevlar so expensive?

[@DOI_ARTS]

Dupont invented most of the modern things we have now

[@loveshxn5576]

finally

[@hayond656]

3 Years ago only 18 comments

[@loveshxn5576]

I commented first

[@nickylup9566]

+Chad Delancey I commented 1,267.lol

[@TheWorldTeacher]

+Chad Delancey You're famous.Incidentally, I own TWO pairs of speakers with Kevlar bass drivers but unfortunately I am not using either pair at the moment for reasons I won't go into.

[@Chrisc4911]

2nd

[@nickylup9566]

+Christopher Ibarra I commented 1,267.lol

[@Chrisc4911]

nicky lup lol i think that still counts