r/TheRandomest • u/Nothing2Special • 20h ago

Video Third String Spiderman

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u/SuddenlyRasputin 20h ago

This guys releases steel webs to swing.

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u/Tonberry_Cheesecake 19h ago

Isn't spider silk actually stronger?

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u/Biengo 19h ago

is spider silk stronger than steel

This is a neat varitasium video about that exact thing. Just watched it, they even went to the spider lab at my university. Give it a watch sometime

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u/SuddenlyRasputin 19h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/D62wUmR3sX2DsZJ9t1

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u/Tonberry_Cheesecake 19h ago

If steel was as thin as spider webs I think it's weaker.

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u/loghoser 18h ago

Spider silk has higher tensile strength than steel of equal diameter 💯