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toast@retrolemmy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

What are we even talking about here - tensile versus compressive strength? How do you directly compare them?

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DougPiranha42@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Thats’s comparable to a single strand of spaghetti holding up about 3,300 one-pound bags of sugar
Dear lord I really needed that to be brought down to my level. If they just say 3300 pounds, I have no idea how heavy that is.

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- wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Have you looked at the US lately? If they still read, they still might miss it. 😅
  
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