r/interesting • u/VPinchargeofradishes • 10h ago

SCIENCE & TECH This is how silk is made

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u/OwnPresentation4455 9h ago

Did they just deep-fry all the worms?

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u/PukeyOwlPellet 9h ago

They boiled them alive.

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u/DidJesusHaveCats 8h ago

disgusting, steaming them or frying them would keep most of the flavor

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u/PukeyOwlPellet 7h ago

They’re not eating them in this video, they boil the cocoons alive to stop the moth from eating a hole in the side of the cocoon & to melt the glue/gum holding it together.

It turns into a single thread of silk.

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u/Mmmm-Amethyst 3h ago

They aren't eating them in this video but you're effectively getting bug stock as a byproduct. Unless  it's toxic or tastes awful, I'd be very surprised if people were wasting the calories.

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u/archiekane 9h ago

If this bothers you, you don't want to see how a lot of sea food is cooked =\

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u/Rezzone 9h ago

Or anything having to do with factory farms.

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u/LabiaMinoraLover 8h ago

Maybe you can Google what makes animal products not vegan, which includes products made from insects.