# Mycelium belt

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** fashion-clothing\
**Created:** [July 10, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577 "2026-07-10T22:15:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577/21 "2026-07-13T01:49:25Z")

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I’m not sure I’d even count that 2%, in that the cow’s hide is coming off as part of the slaughtering process, regardless of whether it’s used or not.

Intent matters in this case.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mycelium-belt/1031577/22 "2026-07-13T02:30:33Z")

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Right, but cows where you don’t harvest the hide would still be slightly less economical than cows where you do. And the owner of a cow to be slaughtered surely intends to wring out every cent of value they can from it.

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