Turner Twins - Mallory Reimagined Expedition - RESULTS
So it is nearly a year since The Turner Twins took part in their Mallory Reimagined Experiment.
Their expedition was set up to look at how the natural clothing that Mallory wore just over 100 years ago, (which we painstakingly reproduced in the same fabrics and designs they had all those years ago), performs against new modern, man made clothing, and to see if this clothing would have allowed Mallory to reach the summit of Everest.
Now, we finally have some of the data from the expedition.
Getting hold of this data, despite the numerous promises when we were asked to remake the jacket, trousers, silk and wool shirt for free, has proved a bit like pulling chicken teeth.
Some may suggest that this is because the sponsors of the expedition (who were the expensive man made fabric clothing companies) didn't want anyone to really see the data, as it showed just how good natural sustainable fibres are compared to man made clothing that will never biodegrade when it is thrown away!!! but I am sure that is not the case!!!
So! I have attached the data that we have received.
We clothed Hugo (in green) in replica clothing, in the natural fibres that Mallory was wearing.
I have been told that the data is self explanatory, so from what I can see:
(1st graph - Chest) - it looks like that the colder it was, the warmer the natural clothing kept Hugo.
His average temperature over all was less than 2 degrees different from the expensive man made clothing.
Result in my reading - Natural Clothing Better
(2nd graph - Legs) - There is less than 1/2 a degree difference on average over the period and the natural fibres performed equally to the expensive man made fabrics.
Result in my reading - Natural Clothing Better (as they were basically the same, I vote for natural, sustainable clothing)
A sceptical man may suggest that is why the data has taken so long to be released to us and why we only have a very small overview? But I am sure that is not the case!
Let me know what you think, but I would say that this is a pretty clear experiment showing that natural, sustainable fabrics are far better than expensive man made fibres that will never biodegrade.
