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ok so i was reading the "Fiddler News" on spider silk string. After hearing the three different types of strings, i could definitely hear the difference. it was like there was just a bit more complexity to the sound. Not quite sure what to call it. I wish he'd have done a sample side by side with gut strings as well, since i've only ever really heard steel and nylon strings.
Any who...if it wouldn't completely break the bank how many of ya'll would try the spider silk strings?
I find the idea fascinating! What an interesting thing for someone to look into. The idea would never have crossed my mind...now I'm just curious how you "coax" a spider into laying the filament lines. lol. sounds like risky business. and twisting 15000! of those lines together for the G...talk about delicate work! Hats off to that scientist
Here's the link if anyone wants it :
http://www.newscientist.com/ar.....zDrgdyZZFL
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Looks like those spiders hanging around in my basement have been demonstrating a despicable lack of industry. I need to set up a little spider sweat shop down there and get them started working for me in the string business. No silk, no flies -- that's going to be my motto from here on.
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Guess we better get those spiders whipped into shape! lol.
@Uzi oh you had me rolling on the ground "no silk no flies" I could just hear the whip cracking to get those little spiders working!
@KindaScratchy i definitely love my nylon strings! just curious to how long a spider string would hold up. curious to hear if they last a lot longer because of the construction of the silk but it would be hard to break away from traditional strings for sure!
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Spider silk is really some pretty amazing stuff. It can stretch a large percentage of it's length (something like 70% if I remember right) and it's very strong; a strand the size of a garden hose would be able to hold up two Boeing 747's with cargo and passengers!
As far as getting the silk (I'm not sure if this is the way they're getting it or not, but I saw a Nova about it), goats have been infused with spider genes so that when they are milked, the spider-goat milk has the spider silk chemicals in it and they actually make silk from it. Which is kinda weird and cool at the same time lol.
The fact that they're making violin strings from it is pretty neat.
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