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Strong enough for space elevator core?

• aunty_helen 12y ago
  What would a bunch of spiders do with a space elevator?
  • r00fus 12y ago
    Laugh it up while the Ur-Quan take over the galaxy.
    • Pxtl 12y ago
      All hail Dogar and Kazon!
• iamcurious 12y ago
  Apparently not. From other comments: cnvogel: it's assumed that materials with about 130 GPa of tensile strength would be needed for the "rope" of an space elevator e12e: nanomagic spider silk: 5400 MPa (5.4 GPa)