Wearable Skin
How did the use of wearable skin become widespread?
4.2 (12)
58 mins
Discover the intersection of sports and technology through the evolution of competitive swimming gear and prosthetic innovations. Learn how the parallel developments in prosthetic technology challenged traditional notions of human capability.
Ep 1:
Are All Types of Clothes Considered Wearable Skin?
Ep 2:
Why Was a Swimsuit Once Considered Wearable Skin?
Ep 3:
What Makes Fastskin Swimsuit a Wearable Skin?
Ep 4:
How Did the Lack of Wearable Skin Disqualify a Swimmer at the Olympics?
Ep 5:
Why Was the Use of Wearable Skin Considered Unfair Among Athletes?
Ep 6:
How Do Artificial Limbs and Prosthetics Help Athletes Compete?
Ep 7:
How Did a Professor Facilitate Affordable Prosthetics to People?
Ep 8:
How Did a Teenager Revolutionise Prosthetic Technology?
Discussions (12)
Ralph
Level 2 · 9 mo agoSwimming was never pure.
Frank
Level 5 · 9 mo agoThinking swimming is just human versus water is naive. Money always buys speed. Whether it is a Fastskin or a massive budget for race car parts makes no difference. The playing field was never level.
Edwin
Level 10 · 9 mo agoFastskin suits really changed the swimming meta. Reminds me of when gear stats break the game balance.
