Dragline Spider-Silk: Biomimicry and Properties 

A few years ago, a friend and I did a research project for our sophomore year science fair. Actually was my first go at making web shooters. Get this, we decided to see if using two dozen golden orb weavers and harvesting their dragline for likely near 200 hours over 3 months and shoving it into our web fluid formula, basically just a brain ion silly string formula with spider silk shoved into it, would have any effect. The actual problem statement was more an excuse to make web shooters than anything. But after we took our 200+ hour pellets worth and put it in a cartridge, we shot a piece of non spider silk and the spider silk infused version, waited for them to dry completely solid and hung a plastic bag with weights in it till they broke. Surprisingly, the silk infused version held weight sixfold in comparison. Granted, that’s sixfold of basically silly string, but still we just kinda looked at each other like “no way did that actually work”. There’s half a dozen other factors that were probably the actual reason for the difference. I mean, the chain should only be as strong as it’s weakest link, right? But still, spider silk is some fascinating stuff, and I’m glad to see someone else who looks into the chemical side of it all as well.

Yo just want to say your killing it I know it doesn’t mean much but I really believe dragline dynamics is 100% going to be a success

I’ve heard of a company that recently did bio mimicry and it’s spider silk, called Spintex

Yoooo, 1st award? 😳

i’m abt to move back into this world, gonna log back into my spider supreme account

Three questions: 1: if spiders were the size of human how powerful the webs can be? 2: what kind of webs would you use that is more stronger than any other? 3: “The important question and similar one and two questions” if you’re a backpack or canisters work bigger as the spiders webs butt. And proper webs fluids at the same time of Air canister that can shoot and spread far and wide. What do you suppose/suggest it could be? 🕷🕸

hey the amazing look into electrospinning, it is an interesting idea that might be unique and beneficial for web shooters. Hope you have a great day & Safe Travels!

Fasinating!

Spiders are definitely in my top 5 favorite animals

i like this proyect keep it going

I was wondering can spider silk transfer electricity like in "Amazing Spider Man 2", or would it just burn through it?.

maybe if your small "science industry" continues to 4 - 5 years I might join it(if you would let me) but at the moment I am nothing but a highschool student

good video, my dude

fascinating

cool cool

I have no idea what any of what you said meant, but I'm going to act like I do.

If you can make real web shooter so how can it make the spiderweb shape ???

I hope you will be the real life spiderman

This is all interesting

Damn, that's a lot of information, it's a little difficult to me to understand all of what r u saying 'cause English isn't my first language, but is too interesting know about spiders and their proteins (lol, it's literally proteins, damn) Would work a web fluid which in two different cartridges with two different fluids, transform into a solid line with the combination of both and the expulsion of the valve? With the homemade HC web shooter, for example

I was wondering the spider man movies with Toby Maguire, how does he shoot web nets out of his wrists?.

Nice job!

Have you thought about working with The Thought Emporium on spider silk production?

Magnificent 👏🏽

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