Gore-Tex is so strong, I couldn't break it

Did you know Gore-Tex is so much more than waterproof jackets and Converse shoes? The company behind Gore-Tex makes material that's used in all sorts of extreme conditions: from medical devices inside the body to firefighting gear to the Mars rover. I check out Gore's Innovation Center to see how tough this material called PTFE or polytetrafluoroethylene really is, whether that's holding the weight of a grown adult, insulating your laptop against extreme heat or preserving life-saving drugs from freezing-cold temperatures. Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV CNET playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV/playlists Download the new CNET app: http://bit.ly/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm #goretex http://bit.ly/2LaOdjl CNET April 29, 2019 at 07:47AM