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Watch This When You're High - What The Hell Is "Spider Silk", and Is It Really Stronger Than Steel?

I have never heard of this stuff in my life but apparently it's being said that it "could change the world". Kind of a big deal. 

Turns out there's a real reason Spider-Man is a superhero; the creatures that served as inspiration produce a super material. The silk they make is unique in how strong and stretchy it is and has intrigued scientists for years. Replicating it could have huge implications for the products we will use in the future.

Spider silk has been used by humans for thousands of years, and the combination of its strength and stretch is exactly why scientists have become obsessed with cloning it. It's tougher than Kevlar, more flexible than nylon and thinner than a single strand of human hair, making it one of the strongest materials in the world, biological or manmade. One type, in particular, dragline silk, has been identified as a potential material to be used in the medicinal field in a variety of ways, including nerve repair.

Keep the suggestions coming. Keep them classy. No butt stuff.