'The Japanese Wetsuit'

Vissla is proud to collaborate with premium Japanese wetsuit maker BEWET.
THIS IS THE STORY
For starters all of the wetsuits are hand made in Japan. Our polychloroprene is made of 100% limestone. Polychloroprene (Neoprene) is normally made of petroleum through a chemical process. BEWET does not use petroleum. The limestone is sourced in the Kurochime Mountains area in Niigata, Japan. They were originally plankton piled up over 300 million years ago in the Pacific Ocean, making it one of the highest degrees in purity. The limestone is heated with cokes (fuel with few impurities) to make a carbide bond. Then the carbide is processed with acetylene gas and hydrochloric acid to make polychloropene. To heat the materials, our factory uses only hydroelectric power that comes from 15 power stations located in the Hida Mountains. This makes it self-sustainable and eco friendly. Corn oil is used as softener instead of petroleum additives.
All the remnants from BEWET’s factory as well as used wetsuits are collect from customers are carried to a thermal power station in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido to generate electricity. BEWET’s Factory is also powered by a solar power system. More than 60% of the electricity is powered by solar panels on the rooftop of the factory (100% on a sunny day!).
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[@digitalghosts4599]

One of the best engineered commercials I've ever seen :)

[@Killerspieler0815]

@VISSLA - Very attractive looking wersuit , I have to admit that the japanese desings nearly always look the best

[@Moo05665oodi]

that toast bread at 1:40 is all I’m thinking rn

[@Illisil]

check wikipedia, neoprene is polychloroprene

[@bubble4748]

It makes you want to support, no petroleum, japan hand made, blablabla. When you receive it you realize it's made in China.

[@joaoarsenio813]

+Pouppy Bubble Bought one last December, also made in China. I would like to know which ones are made in Japan?

[@renanrenan3312]

the machine they use, and say it’s special is a (Blindstitch Machine)

[@snorremortenkjeldsen6737]

Would be sweet if you made wetsuits that were scientifically optimal, as evidenced by a certain Californian uni -> that is, more mm for legs; less for upper body

[@taradead]

Had a vissla 4/3mm "7 seas" a few years back and it was the coldest, least durable suit I've ever bought...never again. Btw, the zipper shown in this video (you have to hook yourself) is leaky crap.

[@kingsproducoes6938]

Name of the machine 00:44?

[@VISSLA]

Hmm... not quite sure, it looks like a handheld blindstitch or flatstitch machine...

[@mmacostumes4620]

@@VISSLA machine used at 46sec, what do they call it?

[@Omnicurious]

This makes no sense, you can't make wetsuits out of limestone.

[@VISSLA]

Actually you can! Have a read on the videos description to learn a bit about the process, it's pretty interesting

[@Omnicurious]

@@VISSLA Ok so limestone or calcium carbonate is (CaCO3) and neoprene or chloroprene is C4ClH5. So there isn't any chlorine in limestone but there is in neoprene (around 37% actually) so even if every molecule in the neoprene except the chlorine came from limestone it would only be 63% derived from limestone not 100% like you claim in the video.

[@kidddogbites]

@@Omnicurious Theyre extracting acetylene from the limestone then processing that into chloroprene.