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Andyb1000 t1_iu9pek6 wrote

Reply to comment by agentvulva in Switching to all Darn Tough socks: How many pairs, what kinds? by Highwayman1717

I don’t think any Darn Tough use cotton in there construction, I just randomly chose a dress sock and the composition is:

Materials: 63% Merino Wool 35% Nylon 2% Lycra Spandex

How much nylon and spandex is too much and what percentage of this should be changed to cotton?

Are you suggesting they also reduce the Merino wool content as well?

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agentvulva t1_iu9q3ye wrote

it doesnt matter wool or cotton, the baseline should be minimum 60% otherwise the socks cannot breathe. Merino is great but not when you go for full on 37% polymers with it.

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DoctorCIS t1_iua1v29 wrote

They said 63%, then you said they need to be 60% at least. So doesn't that mean that they have enough to meet your standards?

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Andyb1000 t1_iu9qi6a wrote

And where did you get your textile / materials science engineering degree from? Or is this just on of your reckons?

I’d more likely trust Big Wool than a random Redditor.

https://www.woolmark.com/performance/

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jenofindy t1_iuc2b64 wrote

#math

Edit: TIL that typing a hashtag makes text bigger. The more you know 🌈

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chloe_1218 t1_iue2p0w wrote

You should not be commenting on this subject if a) you cannot do simple math (100%-63% is not 37% but nice try) and b) you don’t actually read the comments you’re replying to.

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