• kungfuratte@feddit.de
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    3 months ago

    Chrome tanned leather is similar but way more resistant. Probably 99% of the leather (except shoe soles) people deal with is chrome tanned.

    What would happen if you just buried such chrome tanned leather and forgot about it?

    • RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      That is the test the military used (maybe still uses) to see if the leather for their boots passes quality inspection.

      If it was not treated with TCMTB, then fungi will eventually break down the leather. If it was, it will still be there.

      We (humans) have leather that has survived in ancient ruins since the beginning of history.