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Limpet teeth are the strongest biological material ever tested

• ryandvm 12y ago
  > Barber explained, it can be compared to a single string of spaghetti holding up 3,000 half-kilogram bags of sugar. Heh. So... it can hold 3,000 things that weigh a half-kilogram? Also known as 1,500 kilograms. What is it with the BBC's hilarious units of comparison? It has clearly become some sort of journalistic inside joke.
  • vannevar 12y ago
    For those unfamiliar with the metric system of measurement, this is equivalent to approximately 75,000 unladen swallows. Provided they are European swallows, of course.
    • SAI_Peregrinus 12y ago
      This assumes a 20g swallow. "European swallow" typically refers to the barn swallow, which ranges between 16 to 22g. So between 68,000 and 94,000 unladen swallows.