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Nylon is used for both parachutes and stockings.
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Why is nylon used for making parachutes and rock climbing ropes?
Because nylon is a strong fiber that can hold a strong amount of weight
What does nylon feels like?
Women like wearing stockings (female version of socks). During the second world war the silk that would normally be used to make stockings was instead used for making parachutes for the Military. Nylon is an artificial fibre that feels a lot like silk
Where did women take their stockings during World War 2 to donate for soldiers?
I don't know but the Americans used them to make parachutes.
How is silk use today?
Mostly for clothing. Silk was used for its strength and fineness of its fiber, but gradually synthetics were able to replace silk. Nylon was probably the major factor in silk's decline. Stockings, parachutes, various rigging were all originally silk, but nylon is more reliable, because it's not affected by water, mildew or rot.
What properties of silk that make them suitable material for parachutes?
silk is no longer used for making parachutes. It was a good material before nylon came along, but no parachutes are made from silk anymore. Not for decades. <><><><> When it WAS used, it was because it was very light, extremely strong, was not bulky, and could be woven in a very tight weave.
What is the bamboo used for making fine paper?
Long fiber type
When were parachutes first used in space?
Parachutes have never been used in space, and never will be. Without atmosphere, parachutes accomplish nothing. They are used to prevent the fiery destruction of a space vehicle when it re-enters earth's atmosphere.
What is cannabis hemp?
Hemp is an industrial material made from the fibrous parts of the cannabis plant and is used mainly for making ropes, clothing, and parachutes.
What fiber is used for making ropes?
Sisal, fibres of the plant Agave sisalana are used to make ropes.
Did you ration clothes?
In the United States you did not, except for shoes. Shoes were limited to two pairs per person per year. Other items were simply unobtainable, such as ladies stockings, because silk was not to be had. Some women used makeup to paint a "seam" up the back of their legs so it would look like they had on stockings. Nylon had just been invented and was going into parachutes, not into stockings yet.
What are the properties of nylon?
Nylon, first introduced to the U.S. public in 1939, was initially created as a replacement for silk. It was used in military supplies, such as parachutes and ropes, and domestically in the form of nylon stockings. Nylon is an extremely elastic and durable plastic and can also be used as an insulator. ho
What the properties of nylon?
Nylon, first introduced to the U.S. public in 1939, was initially created as a replacement for silk. It was used in military supplies, such as parachutes and ropes, and domestically in the form of nylon stockings. Nylon is an extremely elastic and durable plastic and can also be used as an insulator. ho
