☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down13cross-posted to: science@mander.xyz
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: science@mander.xyz
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-23 months 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 [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months 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.