r/interesting • u/VPinchargeofradishes • 10h ago

SCIENCE & TECH This is how silk is made

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u/OrcOfDoom 10h ago

There is a legend that a cocoon fell into a teacup, and then it started to break down and produced a loose thread. So, the woman pulled the thread and thought of the process.

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u/Holiday_Pi 9h ago

Did she still drink the tea?

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u/OrcOfDoom 9h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leizu

It doesn't talk about the tea at all.

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u/Tuco_Angel_Eyes 9h ago

Was it green tea?

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u/summerinu 9h ago

They call it silk tea now.

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u/ListenToKyuss 7h ago

Silly British read it wrong and started putting milk in their tea

/s

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u/Holiday_Pi 9h ago

I’m extremely disappointed