• sulgoth@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Harder? No. Enamel is harder than steel. It is more brittle though so don’t go chewing rocks.

    • GTG3000@programming.dev
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      23 hours ago

      Tooth enamel is ~5 on mohs scale. Quartz, the most common kinda rock (afaik), is ~7.

      Fun fact, this is why we know ancient people used to make bread - the way they separated wheat from the chuff included dropping it on the ground, which led to sand being in the bread and consequently destroying their teeth over a lifetime of eating it.