cm0002@libretechni.ca to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 13 days agoSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up146cross-posted to: science@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setodayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up146external-linkSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comcm0002@libretechni.ca to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setodayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squaretoast@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·13 days agoWhat are we even talking about here - tensile versus compressive strength? How do you directly compare them?
minus-squareDougPiranha42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-213 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-up4·edit-212 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. 😅