cm0002@libretechni.ca to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agoSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down11cross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comcm0002@libretechni.ca to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
minus-squaretoast@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·17 days agoWhat are we even talking about here - tensile versus compressive strength? How do you directly compare them?
minus-squareDougPiranha42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·17 days ago Thats’s comparable to a single strand of spaghetti holding up about 3,300 one-pound bags of sugar Dear lord I really needed that to be brought down to my level. If they just say 3300 pounds, I have no idea how heavy that is.
minus-squarewyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·17 days agoHave you looked at the US lately? If they can read, they still might miss it. 😅
What are we even talking about here - tensile versus compressive strength? How do you directly compare them?
Dear lord I really needed that to be brought down to my level. If they just say 3300 pounds, I have no idea how heavy that is.
Have you looked at the US lately? If they can read, they still might miss it. 😅