I'm always interested in finding products that are influenced by animal/plant process...in other words biomimicry...I thought these swim gloves were a really smart translation. Specifically, the gloves created a "webbed" hand that increases surface area by 70%..thus requiring less energy to tread water/swim. Thank you webbed feet/hand animal friends (ducks, frogs, alligators, etc.)
The concepts of biomimicry have been practiced throughout our history...however the term and "science" itself did not reach popularity until the 1980's..making it a relatively new science. I would definiately recommend reading a little more about biomimicry if you're interested...here is a good site to start. http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/
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