Also clean the panel surface with rubbing alcohol before you apply the VHB.

In a word, no. And there probably won’t ever be.

Here’s why:

First, we would have to define “durability.” And then, how would we test that? And how would we know how accurately the tests replicate real-world “durability”?

And then, after we also determine which articles of clothing to test from which clothing brands and how many replicate samples are needed for each, we might have a decently designed study.

Then all that’s left is to find the $50-200K needed to purchase the clothing and carry out the study.

This is why all we will probably ever have is anecdotal evidence.

(Source: 25-year veteran product design and development engineer.)

That said, about 15 years ago I replaced all my socks with Smartwool and Darn Tough. Since then I haven’t bought any new socks, and I’ve worn out about four pairs. With about a dozen pairs left, I doubt I’ll ever have to buy socks again.

The story this graph tells me is that of the increasing ability of income groups other than high-income to generate CO2, rather than a decrease in CO2 generation of high-income people.

But it's all still rather ambiguous.

As overall CO2 emissions have changed so much (and non-linearly) over the graph's timespan, this graph doesn't provide much useful information on its own.

Also, without information on the income divisions themselves (are they quartiles by income or by population, or some other division?), it's difficult to interpret.