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Re:Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest mat... by bch on Saturday July 11, 2026 @12:37AM (#48868799)
Good catch. We've run into a problem somewhere along this journey of comparing the compression strength of a snails tooth to the tensile strength of a spiders web.
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Re:Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest mat... by necovek on Saturday July 11, 2026 @02:09AM (#48869242)
So a snail's tooth can only hold a 2m deep worth of Olympic pool (sea)water, but it breaks before you get to a 3m deep pool.
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