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by necovek 16 days ago
But why a spaghetti? Why not your watch band? Or a shopping bag? Or your wedding ring? Or a spoon? Or kevlar strand?

I am talking about characteristics of a spaghetti strand all along, and wondering why was it chosen — does it compare in some way to a snail's tooth, like volume, weight or size?

It sounds like it is very arbitrary. Why would I even imagine it holding 1500kg in relation to a tooth.