| ▲ | dustfinger 3 hours ago | |||||||
I wonder if there is a health hazard wearing this due to breathing in spores or toxins released into the air? Or perhaps there is a risk that the wearer will absorb harmful chemicals secreted by the mycelium via contact with the wearer's skin? Very interesting none the less. I have imagined humans making living clothes for a long time, so it is nice to see that idea materialize. | ||||||||
| ▲ | svachalek 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
It seems telling that none of the photos show anyone wearing it. | ||||||||
| ▲ | dylan604 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
"Following drying at 45 degrees, the material is not quite living and not quite dead, but instead in a "low-metabolic, dormant-like state", Li told Dezeen, meaning it is not actively growing." Don't think spores will be an issue since it's not the mycelium's sex organ mushroom that you're thinking of | ||||||||
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| ▲ | ChrisMarshallNY an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||
Some people are very allergic to mushrooms. I wonder if that would extend to this. But it's pretty cool. | ||||||||
| ▲ | Qem an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
> Or perhaps there is a risk that the wearer will absorb harmful chemicals secreted by the mycelium via contact with the wearer's skin? Or just getting a bad itch. | ||||||||