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Golden Spider Silk Cape (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by ivanafterall@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
 

I've been obsessed with a golden silk orb weaver that built a web outside. The web is SO gold, the name is no exaggeration. That research led me to learn about this real-life legendary loot.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's much larger than the main image makes it look:

[–] MightBeAlpharius@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it's the lighting - I thought it was a tiny thing on a black hanger at first, and then I realized that those were mannequin arms poking out the side

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I'll be damned. I still thought it was a hanger.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 1 month ago

Kinda looks like a towel.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh my god that is so lavish

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Isn't it crazy? I want one.

[–] decolo@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Wikipedia article is entirely devoid of tactile descriptions of the fabric.

Is it lighter, heavier than regular silk?

Is it stiffer or softer?

How durable is it comparatively? does it stretch?

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Do flies stick to it?

[–] DougPiranha42@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Should I wash on delicate? Is it drier safe? I guess bleach is OK for taking tough stains out, because it’s not dyed.

[–] decolo@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

It's probably like owning a 7 figure car, if there's a stain you have to call the dealership and they send a whole team out

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Surely this calls for Oxiclean!?

[–] artifex@piefed.zip 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I took that to mean the garment looks like an appealing vagina to you? Did I misunderstand?

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It looks remarkably like the view from behind with legs up in the air. Might be easier to picture if you pretend only the center tassel is there.

[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nope, you got it right.

NSFWI would share an image but my account is pretty much strictly SFW.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The article reads like an ad, but I'm not sure at whom it is targeted. Feels weird