☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 12 days agoSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoThe ‘Editor’s Note April 5, 2017’ basically makes the story defunct. They’re comparing the tensile strength of spider silk to the compressive strength [or hardness?] of snails’ teeth.
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoThat’s good but it won’t end the cochlea dentata nightmares.
The ‘Editor’s Note April 5, 2017’ basically makes the story defunct.
They’re comparing the tensile strength of spider silk to the compressive strength [or hardness?] of snails’ teeth.
That’s good but it won’t end the cochlea dentata nightmares.