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Is wood stronger than metal per weight?
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They crush coconuts and eats the meat and drinks the 'milk'. I lived in the south pacific and these were all to common. The claw could crush an arm. They were good to eat but you had to know what you were doing and have help going up a tree after one. Martin On 7/28/2016 3:03 PM, Felix wrote: On 07/28/2016 02:39 AM, John Doe wrote: Felix wrote: John Doe wrote: No big deal, but I want to know. Partly curious. I want to use a crosswise board or an aluminum rectangular tube (or whatever other metal would be appropriate) as a two wheel platform, for the rear end of a tricycle. I want more intelligent/experienced guesses about the situation. Not concerned about workability, weather resistance, etc. I see some opinions on the Internet that go both ways. Balsa is both the lighest wood *and* the strongest wood for its weight. Black Widow Spider webs are stronger than steel. What you want is an oval balsa tube externally braced with spider webs. You wouldn't be making fun of spiders if they were 3 feet tall. Japanese Spider Crab is horrific. http://i.ytimg.com/vi/f78d72KypOY/maxresdefault.jpg https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/japanese_spider_crab.jpg |
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