SciShow: Animals Inspiring the Armor of the Future

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Content of the Lesson: Organisms have evolved many clever forms of armor so that they can be ready for whatever nature throws at them. And us flimsy humans can learn to enhance our armor by taking inspiration from some of these creatures, and not necessarily the ones you'd expect! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, GrowingViolet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: Gar Gloves https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/11/6/066001 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.0595 Chiton Seeing Armor https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31822663/ https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aad1246 Conch Helmets https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201700060 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMATEI.2011.039506 Spider Vests https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00029 https://doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.106.089144 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep26383 http://doi.org/10.1242/bio.029249 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1109420109 https://theconversation.com/why-we-cant-spin-a-silken-yarn-as-strong-as-a-spider-can-71003 Mussel Flame Retardants https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03013 https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/flame_retardants/index.cfm Images: https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/article/protective-wear-inspired-fish-scales https://news.mit.edu/2017/conch-shells-better-helmets-body-armor-0526 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alligator_gar_(Atractosteus_spatula)_I.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/14405058@N08/2352343294 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_texture_of_ganoine_layers_in_the_scales_of_an_alligator_gar..tif https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/article/protective-wear-inspired-fish-scales https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonicella-lineata.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mopalia_hindsii.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chitonidae_-_Chiton_squamosus.JPG https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/218991.php https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/103683.php?from=312252 https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/103432.php https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/218992.php?from=449783 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Conch_(Lobatus_gigas).jpg https://bio.biologists.org/content/7/2/bio029249 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/asu-atu101518.php https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CornishMussels.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mytilus_with_byssus.jpg


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