[MUDDOG]

I heard on the radio a few days ago that they're trying to scale up spider silk to make body armor out of.

Apparently the stuff is amazingly strong, light, and flexible, much better than anything we've got now.

If I heard it right (I was only half listening), they're trying to genetically engineering goats to make it. (Stay out of the pasture.)

[Gen.Blather]

“If I heard it right (I was only half listening), they’re trying to genetically engineering goats to make it. (Stay out of the pasture.) “

If this doesn’t have the makings of a 1950’s horror movie, I don’t know what does. Just stir in boys with hotrods and incredibly stacked but dumb chicks and add popcorn.

[TexasGator]

” they’re trying to genetically engineering goats to make it.”

Actually, the goat was to produce a extra protein in the milk that could be used. Project went bankrupt.

[RandallFlagg]

Next thing you'll know, they'll be engineering giant spiders for production of these things. One will escape and attack a small town. Then, we'll be hearing about the phone call from Hugo, the high school janitor to the science teacher:

"Mister OhMyGod, Crunch Crunch? Spit out whatever you're chewing and start over."

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

>I heard on the radio a few days ago that they’re trying to scale up spider silk to make body armor out of.

You stay up too late at night, just like me ;-)