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EPISODE · Feb 14, 2024 · 7 MIN

Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These Poor Sweating Mannequins

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These mannequins undergo daily torture at the hands of textile scientists, but their suffering means we humans can have future-proofed clothing capable of handling our warming world. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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