Exactly. Just to amuse myself, I spent a few minutes googling for materials that are "stronger than steel." spider silk (a classic): https://www.npr.org/2017/0

Exactly. Just to amuse myself, I spent a few minutes googling for materials that are "stronger than steel." spider silk (a classic): https://www.npr.org/2017/01/14/509807212/spider-silk-is-stronger-than-steel-and-now-it-can-be-made-in-a-lab https://www.npr.org/2017/01/14/509807212/spider-silk-is-stro... bone: http://ipfactly.com/human-bone-is-stronger-than-steel/ http://ipfactly.com/human-bone-is-stronger-than-steel/ a graphene sponge: https://www.materialstoday.com/mechanical-properties/news/spongeshaped-materials-can-be-stronger-than-steel/ https://www.materialstoday.com/mechanical-properties/news/sp... carbon nanotubes: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2010/acs-presspac-september-15-2010/carbon-nanotubes-twice-as-strong-as-once-thought.html https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2010/... silica nanofibers (because carbon is old news): https://prescouter.com/2013/02/new-material-is-lighter-than-plastic-but-stronger-than-steel/ https://prescouter.com/2013/02/new-material-is-lighter-than-... fiber-reinforced hydrogel: https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/new-tougher-than-metal-fiber-reinforced-hydrogels/ https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/new-tougher-than-metal... One starts to wonder if steel was ever all that strong. But I'm sure the real lesson is there are a lot of ways to measure strength.