Is Spider Silk Stronger Than Steel?

In this video I test if spider silk is actually stronger than steel! I do a real life experiment with spider silk and steel wire to see which can hold more weight.

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[madixj]

Mythbusters did an episode on this and they actually got thousands of strands of spider silk, and it was incredible how much better it was than steel

[danareed]

and the spider silk also was bouncing around in the wind stressing it that much more

[leocervidae]

They’re actually genetically modifying goats to produce the proteins that make spider silk in their milk. Since spiders are too solitary and inefficient to farm silk from. Spider goats for the win.

[zion]

Take into consideration that there was a lot of wind blowing too

[slayerfam]

Just thinking about the fact that you'd only need a 1mm thick sized strand of spider silk to hold your entire body weight is insane..

[sixstanger]

Spider: spins silk

Human: invents steel wire

Spider: "Pathetic."

[officialsubway]

Why does this guy always look like he’s smiling through the pain

[factbro]

Young me: I can become spiderman
Little older me: Spiderman is just fictional
Now: I can become spiderman

[FTotox]

I was expecting to watch a video of a grown man milking spiders until he could weave a spider silk rope and then hang from it, but i guess it does make more sense like this...

[CowboybubPercussion]

I am verry verry amazed. If spider silk is this strong, imagine how strong it would be woven into rope?

[shoaibrafiq]

I am just really impressed by the spider silk as well as the spider itself. A spider created its web right next to my main door, I was enjoying the sun and saw the web. I just broke one of its thread that was connecting the web to main door. I just stood there and see that the spider came, saw that thread is broken, went down on the ground, picked that thread up and connected it back exactly where I broke it. I was just absolutely mind blown by that. What an amazing creature.

[srbelnap]

No one:
This guy: Let's see how strong spider silk is!
Spider: WHO MOVED THE KITCHEN!?

[tonyboytv]

4:00 For a second I though he was about to put a cheeto on there

[games_reboot]

Me: walks through spider silk

Me again: sees this video

Me again again: thinks "so im stronger than steel"

[elliotalderson]

incredible especially when the silk isn't secured to a surface like the steel wire

[yogeshykvOfficial]

I was amazed, even at the third one on spider silk.

Edit: wow!! 1k likes..

[nightcorehaven]

I love how only the spider silk has epic music

[pilgrim]

Spider : *works hard to build web
Action Lab : it's free real estate

[luukvanderheijden]

Imagine being able to poop titanium wire.

[michelleveronica]

I like the experiment. Very interesting.
Something to consider: weight distribution.

I noticed that the spider silk looks evenly distributed than the weights on the steel wire just before it broke.

I mean, if it was a "scaled fuzzy wire hooks" would the steel wire hold more weights or will it break faster?