Nov 21, 2017 Club meeting
When you see this, what do you think it is? The spring of a mattress? Chains? Threads? Well.. they're all good guesses but are all incorrect! portable microscope portable microscope It turns out, these are nylon polymers connected to create stockings!!! Believe it or not, nylon comes from petroleum, just like how asphalt also comes from it. It is not only sturdy but also flexible! The "chain" like nylon polymers are actually extremely flexible despite its appearance! When I stretched it, I observed the polymers bending to oval-like shapes! A little background history: The nylon stockings were created in 1939 and were also used in World War II for manufacturing tents and parachutes! The stockings were also big in popularity during the mid-twentieth century. The Polyamide is actually very thermal and chemical resistant. Personally, I wonder whet...
You know, seeing this doesn't make my fear of arthropods go away at all. It looks cool tho, but this would seriously scare the living **** out of me (not to mention Halloween's coming up soon).
ReplyDeleteThanks! Would like to guess what this is? :) (Hint: It will turn into an unexpected arthropod).
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ReplyDeleteLarvae mosquito
ReplyDeleteYou're actually right it seems. Good job!!
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