☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 14 hours agoSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkSnails’ Teeth Beats Spider Silk As Nature’s Strongest Materialwww.smithsonianmag.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-213 hours 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-up3·12 hours 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.