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And "softer" rubber sucks too?

So, all things else being equal, a 250 Denier thread has an unknown tolerance to abrasion Vs. (the otherwise identicle) a beefier Denier thread?

Why do we say thicker leather is a good indication of tolerance to abrasion?

Why is softer rubber "stickier"?

Why do we publish peak bhp when we should really be judging area under the curve Vs. time and mass?

In a real-world crash, define abrasion? Non-symetrical joints (your body) poking, pulling and pushing at weird angles on a non-standard surface fraught with irregularities creates... what? Shear, stress, strain, tear, tension, etc. etc Vs hot spots and temperature absorption/dissipation/failure. Using -- all other things being equal -- overall stronger thread _is_ a valid way to increase life's so-called "abrasion" in a crash.

Lastly, what's really important here is: Defining why Lowrez has a pet peeve about fabrics today. ;-)

 

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Sniglets

But, "Denier" when used for fabrics is a sniglet:

"Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"

Denier De*ni"er, n.

One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or

of Christ.

"Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"

Denier De*nier", n. F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver

coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten

by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten,

and cf. Denary, Dinar.

A small copper coin of insignificant value.

My dukedom to a beggarly denier. --Shak