News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015). Parent comment

Re:Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest mat... by CGMthrowaway on Friday July 10, 2026 @01:46PM (#48862997)
How about

> 10x stronger than the jaw of a dog

> 20x stronger than a human jaw

> as strong as the jaws of a great white shark

?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest mat... by moffkalast on Friday July 10, 2026 @02:01PM (#48863161)
But how many times can it bite the area of Rhode island?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest mat... by kulahan on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:41PM (#48864957)
Those are crushing power, and while they use bad terms for it, they are referring to tensile strength specifically, which is totally different. I don’t know why the hell they chose a spaghetti strand though.
[ Parent | on HN ]