Spiders
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The document explores the realism of Spider-Man's powers, particularly focusing on wall-crawling and web strength. It explains that spiders utilize tiny hairs on their legs to adhere to surfaces, and highlights the potential of carbon nanotubes that could enable similar abilities for humans. Additionally, it discusses the impressive strength of spider silk, noting that certain species produce silk stronger than Kevlar.
Spiders
- 1. spiders Fact Or fiction?
- 2. How realistic are spiderman s powers?
- 3. Let s take a look
- 5. Wall Crawling Spiders have MILLIONS of TINY HAIRS on their bo;oms of their legs When molecules are close together, there is a small electrical a;racCon. This is enough to hold molecules together.
- 6. get Ready
- 7. To have your mind blown!
- 8. nanotubes The prefix NANO means 1 billionth A NANOMETER is 1 billionth of a meter! The head of a pin is 1 MILLION nanometers wide! Nanotubes are Cny carbon tubes that are only a few nanometers wide.
- 9. nanotubes ScienCsts are working on gloves covered in nanotubes. A person could use this these to crawl up a wall!
- 10. Web strength
- 11. Web strength Spider silk is as strong as STEEL AND is extremely ELASTIC Spiders also make many kinds of silk for different purposes
- 12. Web strength • Capturing prey • Alarm system • Nest and Web ConstrucCon • Ballooning • Guide Lines • Escape Drop Lines
- 13. get Ready
- 14. To have your mind blown!
- 15. How strong? The Darwin’s Bark Spider makes silk that is 10 Cmes stronger than KEVLAR. KEVLAR is what bulletproof vests are made of!
- 16. Image credits Slide 1: activision.com Slide 3: http://ipadwallpaper.net/440/ spiderman-‐emblem-‐ipad-‐wallpaper.html