UK Designer Grows Clothes From Bacteria 93
An anonymous reader writes "Experimental UK designer Suzanne Lee 'grows' clothes from bacteria. She has developed a method for growing clothing from yeast, a pinch of bacteria, and several cups of sweetened green tea. From this microbial soup, fibers begin to sprout and propagate, eventually resulting in thin, wet sheets of bacterial cellulose that can be molded to a dress form. As the sheets dry out, overlapping edges 'felt' together to become fused seams. When all moisture has evaporated, the fibers develop a tight-knit, papyrus-like surface."
Ew (Score:5, Funny)
And if they are hydrated again? (Score:5, Funny)
If the material is hydrated again, will it become a wet sheet again? That would make for some interesting wet T-Shirt contests....
Re:Sure you can wear it, but why would you want to (Score:4, Funny)
Wearing living stuff (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously, fungi-bacteria cellulose clothes is an acquired taste. It grows on you.
Re:Ew (Score:5, Funny)
Its revenge! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And if they are hydrated again? (Score:1, Funny)
considering it appears to be translucent when dry, a wet T-Shirt contest with this material seems kind of pointless.
Re:Sure you can wear it, but why would you want to (Score:5, Funny)
If we get to the point where we don't even have paper, I'd say clothing will be the least of our problems.
Personally, all I'll need in the apocalypse are shoulderpads, a mohawk, and a dune-buggy. Shirt and pants are purely optional.
Re:And if they are hydrated again? (Score:5, Funny)
considering it appears to be translucent when dry, a wet T-Shirt contest with this material seems kind of pointless.
Exactly - thats why you need the cold water - to get the pointy bits to stick out!
Re:Ew (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sure you can wear it, but why would you want to (Score:5, Funny)
Burning hot seat combined with no pants sounds like a BAD plan. (Unless you are in that sort of thing)
Re:Sure you can wear it, but why would you want to (Score:4, Funny)
ah yes, optional, until you get your nadgers trapped or you're caught up by the short & curlies...
Re:Sure you can wear it, but why would you want to (Score:5, Funny)
I'm just amazed that it has a pocket!
Erm... that's an orifice...do not put your hand in... oh, it seems to like it. Never mind!
Re:Sure you can wear it, but why would you want to (Score:3, Funny)
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I, for one, welcome the pants and shirtless future (unhealthy fatties won't survive, so no worries about that particular visage).
Just sunburnt wangs, that sounds like fun.
Re:when you take antibiotics (Score:3, Funny)
Cause they so hot they have FEVERS ohhhhhhhhhhh
Re:edible? (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, "one can," provided "one" is not a typical slashdot poster.