Are Spider Webs Actually Stronger Than Steel? | Experiment

Could spider man swing on actual spider silk? Would it be strong enough? Today I test out this question by comparing spider silk and steel tensile strength to see which is actually stronger. First I locate a good spider web made by a garden spider in my garden. Then I make the necessary weights to add to the spider web incrementally. The spider web holds an amazing amount of weight for how thick it is (over 400 Mpa!) Then I use that tensile strength to determine the amount of weight that a 22 gauge steel wire should be able to hold if it is the same strength. Check out my other popular uploads: What If The Sun Turned Into A Black Hole?    • What If The Sun Turned Into A Black Hole?   Does Shaking Soda Really Increase Pressure? | Experiment    • Does Shaking Soda Really Increase Pressure...   What Are The Dirtiest Things In Your House? (You'll Be Surprised!) | Bacteria Experiment    • The Dirtiest Things In Your House (You'll ...   How To Make The World's Simplest Motor| And How It Works!    • How To Make The World's Simplest Motor| An...   Eating Iron: How To Extract Iron From Your Food    • Eating Iron: How To Extract Iron From Your...     How To Make Poor Man's Liquid Nitrogen    • How To Make Poor Man's Liquid Nitrogen   Potassium Hydroxide Dissolves Chicken To The Bone    • Potassium Hydroxide Dissolves Chicken To T...   Everything Is Magnetic: Moving Water And Levitating Frogs    • Everything Is Magnetic: Moving Water And L...