Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Do silkworms work 24/7? Quote
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 2, 2017 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
Pat Riot Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Nope. They work 24/3. :-) 72 hours. I had to Google it out of curiosity. Quote
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Do silkworms work 24/7? I hear they unionized long ago, so. no. maybe? Quote
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Howdy Pat. Are those 3 days the time spent making their cocoon? ..........Widder Quote
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 2, 2017 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
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 But they don't get 8 ten minute breaks? Quote
Pat Riot Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Howdy Pat. Are those 3 days the time spent making their cocoon? ..........Widder Yep Quote
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 Do they have a parachute? With all that silk, they should have a parachute. Quote
Tom Bullweed Posted February 4, 2017 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
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Posted February 4, 2017 Soooo much for a parachute! Quote
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted February 4, 2017 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
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Posted February 4, 2017 Why would a silkworm want to wear a silk jacket? ..........Widder Fashion Statement, Mr. Hill. Quote
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