Asked by bob

Assuming silk from spiderwebs could be made just as strong as Kevlar, why would a company still choose to use Kevlar in producing bulletproof fabrics?(1 point)

Spiderweb silk likely involves more chemicals.

Spiderweb silk would likely be rejected by the body.

The cost might be higher for producing spiderweb silk.

A much larger amount of silk might be needed to produce the same effect.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The cost might be higher for producing spiderweb silk.

Even if equally strong, producing spider silk at scale (farming spiders or bioengineering/processing) is currently more expensive and difficult than manufacturing Kevlar.