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To: dogbyte12
Sweet .... now is the tensile strength of this spidergoat silk strong enough to make an orbital cable ?

41 posted on 06/22/2002 5:51:12 PM PDT by Centurion2000
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To: Centurion2000
You would need huge quanities of it to make an orbital cable I think nanotubules derived from fullerenes will be the basis of such material. But Im just an engineering student and will defer to your expertise.
43 posted on 06/22/2002 8:06:26 PM PDT by weikel
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