On PBS I saw a show about volcanos, and there was a vulcanologist wearing what looked like a chocolately brown workmans UK. He was out on a simi hardened lava flow gathering samples. He had a lot more movement, and could move faster than his cargo-trooser wearing companion. Believe me, that's important. Stand still for to long and your boots smoulder. Both men carried a lot of gear and tools in their pockets. Kilt had a clear advantage with the gear it carried.

Walking through knee deep mud, the kilt had a clear advantage. Pants were caked in no time and bogged their wearer down considerably.

At the end of the show, the troosers were ruined. Several holes burned into them, hem around the ankles burned away, muddy, ripped from charging through a thicket, and one of the pockets was tore from a pick poking through it. The UK was battered. Muddy. Had some burns, but I didn't see any actual holes. I was rather amazed actually at the abuse done to the UK like garmet. (I never did get to see a rear shot to check for the UK logo, so I can't be 100% sure) Whatever it was, it was tougher than Hell. Literally. This guy was wearing some sort of socks, no idea what material, but they were toasted what ever they were.

End Score? Troosers toasted, kilt garmet survived. Ph.D.s and scientists tend to be pratical creatures, thank God. I see a future for the kilt.