Man imagine how rare purple silk was during antiquity. You had the Phoenicians making Tyre purple die out of a specific type of snail and the silk made from silk worms. It seems natural that the most expensive tunic you could buy was a purple silk tunic
My thought is it's a byproduct of mulberry farming. Farmers probably started picking cocoons off trees in an attempt to save the trees. Less moths= less caterpillars = less damage to the tress. Someone may have then tried to eat the pupae. There's a long history of eating bugs, especially in asian countries. Or even used it as medicine, making medicinal soup out of the cocoons or some such. (Remember, birds nest soup is also from Asia) The fiber processing then came from from that.
@@DrTurtleBeeTo add to that, people have been using plant fibers to make textiles, rope etc. for a long time now. I really wouldn’t be surprised if one day someone handling a cocoon was wondering if it could be used too, as it’s clearly a fiber. If the tree they’re in has no other direct use, then it makes sense to let the silkworms eat the leaves and harvest them. Nice textiles are worth more than a random tree.
It should still be tobacco I think. The word that the silk grower's brother used is 旱烟 I think. Self grown and dried tobacco, but should still be tobacco.
I thought the same, especially when he wanted to be paid in "tobacco" lmao. And the fact the they wouldn't show it & when he handed it to him he covered it using the excuse it was raining but didn't even look like it was raining & everything was dry. Hahahaha Well Played Sir, Well Played.
David, the common greeting in China is Ni Hao. its not that hard. try it. N i H a o. its not arcane. a billion or so people say it every day. and thank you is Xie Xie (sounds like shay shay). got it? and people in East Asia generally don't like strangers to touch them. you give a slight bow when greeting and departing. study the culture next time, eh?
You were clearly more focused on pausing the video to sound like a know it all than just finishing it first, forgetting about it, and moving along like the rest of productive civilization
Cook the worms inside as well? ! Please make sure you DID not hear something wrong about what the interpreter said. Be professional and scientific OK? Moths have to come out and make eggs to continue another life cycle. Otherwise the owner’s business cannot be continued. So mislead information.
They would keep a specific amount of individuals (pupae) to rear into adults, which would be responsible for laying eggs to continue on the cycle. (Similar to the process of raising chickens for different purposes)
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Man imagine how rare purple silk was during antiquity. You had the Phoenicians making Tyre purple die out of a specific type of snail and the silk made from silk worms. It seems natural that the most expensive tunic you could buy was a purple silk tunic
David, be humble. You are there to ask them to show you this process they developed thousands years ago.
My people developed sauna thousands of years ago, no need to be humble, actually you have to be just naked :D
David Baddiel may have recognition in the UK but he really isn't good at this type of thing. Sorry mate.
This whole thing felt really awkward
@@ponderous_tomes also, their translator was so bad, made it even more awkward.
Ouuu cant wait for my next silk piece ❤
I wonder if vegans wear silk?
Sharon Hill nope
👌 good point
we don’t lol
@@domsquaaa4323 you should look into lotus silk
There are plant based "silks"
How did they even figure this out?
It’s kind of like how did we discover cow milk I guess some guy sucked on a cow titie
I guess you have to touch it to discover what's possible with it..
China actually kept it a secret for a long time, & it made them tons of cash, since everyone had to come to them & pay inflated prices for it.
My thought is it's a byproduct of mulberry farming. Farmers probably started picking cocoons off trees in an attempt to save the trees. Less moths= less caterpillars = less damage to the tress.
Someone may have then tried to eat the pupae. There's a long history of eating bugs, especially in asian countries. Or even used it as medicine, making medicinal soup out of the cocoons or some such. (Remember, birds nest soup is also from Asia)
The fiber processing then came from from that.
@@DrTurtleBeeTo add to that, people have been using plant fibers to make textiles, rope etc. for a long time now. I really wouldn’t be surprised if one day someone handling a cocoon was wondering if it could be used too, as it’s clearly a fiber. If the tree they’re in has no other direct use, then it makes sense to let the silkworms eat the leaves and harvest them. Nice textiles are worth more than a random tree.
Like the names of Sea Horse and Pineapple, the Silkworm is a caterpillar, not a worm. That was frustrating.
The name is the least important part of a thing for most purposes...
I get the feeling that tobacco wasn’t tobacco 😂😂
whyyyyyyyyyy
It should still be tobacco I think. The word that the silk grower's brother used is 旱烟 I think. Self grown and dried tobacco, but should still be tobacco.
@@missni922 the look they were giving each other was not a tobacco type look Lol 😁
I thought the same, especially when he wanted to be paid in "tobacco" lmao. And the fact the they wouldn't show it & when he handed it to him he covered it using the excuse it was raining but didn't even look like it was raining & everything was dry. Hahahaha Well Played Sir, Well Played.
This guy looks like if Tom Green took the smart pill from Limitless.
he looks more like ringo star imo
David, the common greeting in China is Ni Hao. its not that hard. try it. N i H a o. its not arcane. a billion or so people say it every day. and thank you is Xie Xie (sounds like shay shay). got it? and people in East Asia generally don't like strangers to touch them. you give a slight bow when greeting and departing. study the culture next time, eh?
You were clearly more focused on pausing the video to sound like a know it all than just finishing it first, forgetting about it, and moving along like the rest of productive civilization
Thank you for this video keep going
I just figured I might not want anything silk...
lol
You can buy Ahimsa silk 😊
The worm: "Finally! I am ready for my nexr vig step in life! Time to start spitting"
*boils the worm*
why is this guy on TV? horrible reporter, even this 7 minutes was a torture
He's a British comedian. Being deadpan comes with the job.
I enjoyed it. First saw Baddiel on Taskmaster. Maybe British comedians and British tv just aren’t your cup of tea?
This guy is super annoying
The Tv Show See brought me here who else is curious about Silk Worms from the Apple Show See?
0:50 - lol
Silk is definitely worth the cost
Nicely done! thanks for sharing.
Sir new technology solutions update please please please
You look like john oliver
5:15 by the way he’s smiling you know he’s high
I need subtitle
defends British football by ditching the british team lol
I thought the worms were dead. None of the worms in the trays moved.... like at all
As someone who owns them, it's normal especially for their age/size
@@wolfbanesons normal as in they don't move very much?
Lost opportunity for learning.
Is it Silk Poop? It's why I'm here. Thankfully it's not😀
It comes from it's mouth
🌞
Why does it look like those worms aren’t moving
Poor caterpillars, Their too cute to be killed... 🥺😢
Gross and cruel 🤮
It seems so cruel.
Yep
HORRIBLE! Thank you for video!
First
Some Western arrogance and inevitable Western prejudice from Baddiel.
Cook the worms inside as well? ! Please make sure you DID not hear something wrong about what the interpreter said. Be professional and scientific OK? Moths have to come out and make eggs to continue another life cycle. Otherwise the owner’s business cannot be continued. So mislead information.
They would keep a specific amount of individuals (pupae) to rear into adults, which would be responsible for laying eggs to continue on the cycle. (Similar to the process of raising chickens for different purposes)
That's what I thought, moths have to come out.
They save some not all unfortunately
@@BakingRecipesManisha moth cut the silk, so they are killed inside the cocoon.
Worms are also saved to hatch too, of course
Remember, even this worm works 50 hours a week, why shouldn't you work for 30 hours a week?
Great God Jehovah is a Genius
Even the worms work for their mulberry leaves.
Meanwhile here in America there are a tone of people that they don't want to work under any excuse.
As a little girl 12 years of ages, we was taught about silk worm. M.L. Agee