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Title: Sock From Corn
Post by: asian1 on November 09, 2005, 02:31:48 PM
http://www.foxrivermills.com

From RadioIowa.com:

A northern Iowa sock manufacturer is testing socks made of corn and plans to start selling them in March. Fox River Mills president Joel Anderson says the technology is "fairly recent." Anderson says they have a "significant" customer base that likes environmentally-friendly products, targeted for the outdoor industry. Fox River makes "high-performance" socks for outdoor, athletic and casual wear. "We're the oldest sock manufacturer in North America, based up in Osage, which a lot of Iowans don't even know that, and it was just a matter of time before we pushed this envelope," Anderson says.
The corn-based socks are a bit more expensive to produce. Anderson says as the technology advances and demand for the socks increases, the costs will probably drop to roughly equal that of the other yarns they're using in their other socks.
How much will the corn-socks cost? They'll hit the market March 1, and Anderson guesses they'll sell for either $8.99 or $9.99. Iowa's governor helped test market the socks. Anderson gave Governor Tom Vilsack a pair of the socks last week when Vilsack passed through Osage during the governor's annual Walk Iowa tour. The governor says they were just like a regular pair of socks. "They performed quite well on the walk," Vilsack says. Anderson says the socks wash well and come out of the dryer bright white, but they don't know why. He says they're still testing the corn-fiber socks to figure that out.
The socks are not edible, but Anderson jokingly says that's not a bad idea.
"For the Survivor people, right?" Anderson says. Fox River Mills makes over nine-hundred varieties of socks.
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: cecilia on November 09, 2005, 02:37:08 PM
those socks should last longer - esp for those CERTAIN uses. eh, hem! :-o
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: on November 09, 2005, 02:37:16 PM
But the most important question (for Bloodline anyway) is:-

Are they resistant to repeated saturation from protein rich fluids?
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: bloodline on November 09, 2005, 03:41:02 PM
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mdma wrote:
But the most important question (for Bloodline anyway) is:-

Are they resistant to repeated saturation from protein rich fluids?


Mmmmm... repeated saturation...
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: Karlos on November 09, 2005, 03:57:20 PM
It's just never, ever going to go away, is it? :lol:
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: Karlos on November 09, 2005, 04:00:02 PM
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: odin on November 09, 2005, 04:42:54 PM
I wonder if they taste sweet, like those corn pens which green organisations were using as PR thingy a decade ago.
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: bloodline on November 09, 2005, 04:47:11 PM
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odin wrote:
I wonder if they taste sweet, like those corn pens which green organisations were using as PR thingy a decade ago.


You eat your socks... that's just weird ;-)
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: whabang on November 09, 2005, 05:37:32 PM
Yeah! Especially if you've wanked in them...
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: blobrana on November 09, 2005, 06:34:48 PM
Mmm




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Please offend me.
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: jkirk on November 09, 2005, 06:37:48 PM
sounds rough to me. :shocked:
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: odin on November 09, 2005, 07:05:29 PM
Eat? Nah, I just squeeze them dry and drink the harvest.
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: Cyberus on November 09, 2005, 07:13:40 PM
FFS guys! I knew what the tone of this thread would be, but it seems like you are plumbing new depths! I'm disgusted! ;-)
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: Doobrey on November 09, 2005, 07:19:15 PM
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bloodline wrote:

You eat your socks... that's just weird ;-)


Just wondering, if you stuck these new socks in a blender, would that make them Porn Flakes ?
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on November 09, 2005, 07:19:37 PM
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odin wrote:
Eat? Nah, I just squeeze them dry and drink the harvest.

Imagine the sticky fluids squeezing through the fibres
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: odin on November 09, 2005, 11:27:10 PM
Maak me gek!
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: NoFastMem on November 09, 2005, 11:37:51 PM
Doritos smell like sweaty feet... I guess things come full circle.
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: X-ray on November 10, 2005, 12:52:01 AM
So that's how the phenomenon of 'Children of the Corn' started...
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: X-ray on November 10, 2005, 12:52:59 AM
@ Odin

'gek' is such a nice word...I wonder if you guys have the word 'naar' as well?
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: metalman on November 10, 2005, 02:26:34 AM
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Doobrey wrote:
Quote

bloodline wrote:

You eat your socks... that's just weird ;-)


Just wondering, if you stuck these new socks in a blender, would that make them Porn Flakes ?


No that would make CREAMED corn!

In the microwave would make POPPED corn!
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: T_Bone on November 10, 2005, 05:43:07 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: T_Bone on November 10, 2005, 06:13:37 AM
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=15971&forum=4#231469 (http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=15971&forum=4#231469)

 :-)
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: odin on November 10, 2005, 11:00:05 AM
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Don't you dare drag my socks to other forums!

Sorry, was a bit distracted by that pic over there. You're right, too revealing!
/me stares some more.
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: T_Bone on November 10, 2005, 11:47:04 AM
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odin wrote:

Sorry, was a bit distracted by that pic over there. You're right, too revealing!
/me stares some more.


My wife thinks I'm being conservative when I say crap like that, but what's really going through my mind is "easy access"  :lol:

edit- er, re:the sundress comment in linked thread.
(guess I left that one dangling)
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: PMC on November 10, 2005, 12:50:14 PM
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NoFastMem wrote:
Doritos smell like sweaty feet... I guess things come full circle.


Cheese Doritos?

 :lol:
Title: Re: Sock From Corn
Post by: X-ray on November 10, 2005, 01:06:57 PM
I guess that is how people get corns on their feet. We should advise the podiatrists.