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Gore-Tex is a Marketing Gimmick (www.youtube.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by barsoap@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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RyanF9 uses science to explain how Gore-Tex works and why you’re being ripped off.

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[–] lwuy9v5@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Oh this dude makes good motorcycle videos.

Another unfun fact (dunno if it's mentioned in the video) is that Teflon is a PFAS that is currently in our environment and ground water in harmful amounts, is definitely giving us cancer, and can't be easily extracted or broken down :(

I hope we can go back to waxed coats and boots or something, soon.

edit:// the video does mention it. Cool video

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Fjällräven still uses waxed stuff. Actually not even that expensive though somehow I think if I took my half as expensive Blåkläder pants and applied wax they'd be just as good, ultimately it's a moderately heavy-weight polyester/cotton fabric, nothing too special.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 11 months ago

This dude makes good videos. I’m going not a motorcycle guy but I watch his content for stuff like this video. I was also impressed by the PFAS angle this one took.