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    Quote Originally Posted by Entryteam View Post
    I've often considered... IF we could succesfully replicate spider's silk... which is SIXTEEN times stronger than the strongest steel..... we could do this very effectively.
    Oh...it's already a thing.

    https://syntheticspidersilk.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrenaline_6 View Post
    Oh...it's already a thing.

    https://syntheticspidersilk.com/
    Yeah, but it's NOT as strong as it is "from the tap".
    "It is only the warrior who chooses pacifism. All others are condemned to it."

    "Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem."
    Dangerous Freedom over Peaceful Slavery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Entryteam View Post
    Yeah, but it's NOT as strong as it is "from the tap".
    True...but they are getting closer and closer as they develop it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Entryteam View Post
    I've often considered... IF we could succesfully replicate spider's silk... which is SIXTEEN times stronger than the strongest steel..... we could do this very effectively.
    A little spider web trivia:

    https://owlcation.com/stem/The-patri...f-World-War-II

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    I've heard the talk of silk weight penetration protection before. The problem is that without the mass to spread out the point loading you would still end up with a gunshot wound. The bullet would just be gift wrapped with your silk shirt.
    Go Ukraine! Piss on the Russian dead.

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