Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Do silkworms work 24/7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I think they do when they are in the cocoon building phase. but after that, your guess is as good as mine. ..........Widder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Nope. They work 24/3. :-) 72 hours. I had to Google it out of curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Do silkworms work 24/7? I hear they unionized long ago, so. no. maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Howdy Pat. Are those 3 days the time spent making their cocoon? ..........Widder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I hear they unionized long ago, so. no. maybe? Right, only 8 hours a day but they take a 10 min break every hour so technically they are on duty only 6 hours 40 minutes but then they have an hour lunch break (by union contract) so it only comes down to 5 hours and 40 minutes. I may be off in some of my calculations but then again I was never in the union. Ooops1 Sorry, I thought we were talking about Air Traffic Controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 But they don't get 8 ten minute breaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Howdy Pat. Are those 3 days the time spent making their cocoon? ..........Widder Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Do they have a parachute? With all that silk, they should have a parachute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 In the end, they get boiled and the silk is pulled off the cocoon. It takes about 30,000 cocoons to make one silk jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Soooo much for a parachute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 In the end, they get boiled and the silk is pulled off the cocoon. It takes about 30,000 cocoons to make one silk jacket. Why would a silkworm want to wear a silk jacket? ..........Widder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Why would a silkworm want to wear a silk jacket? ..........Widder Fashion Statement, Mr. Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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