I think it would be too fragile for most purposes. Unless you can make missing feathers grow back like a living penguin it would wear out quite fast.
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ramble81@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
So do we have extreme weather gear based on similar principles and layout, or have we discovered a configuration that works better?
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Not yet but hopefully soon because penguin coats are really expensive.
autriyo@feddit.org 1 week ago
Most wearable insulation works pretty similar, right?
Its a layer of air, trapped in some kind of matrix, so that it can’t move, with some sort of inner and outer shell.