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Also wool is somewhat flame resistant while synthetic fleece melts to your skin and catches on fire

mirimir on Dec 22, 2019 [–]

Good point.

And I'm reminded of a frightening experience. So I'm home after a night of dancing with friends. And I notice a burn hole in the back of my wool sweater. Some jerk with a lighter, I'm sure. But it could have been very bad, if I had been wearing PET fleece.

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