(July 2, 2016 at 12:00 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
Silk can also be woven very tightly, to the point where just a handful of layers of silk can present a waterproof and airtight barrier. So silk probably works even better than linen if glued into little plates.
I'm sure, it can. But the point of this experiment was to prove that the pocket of air serves as protection.