☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down13
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 day 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-up3·1 day 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.