Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material
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#18Peak rank
2Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 28, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 66
- Comments
- 6
- Submitted by
- ibobev
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
- Site
- quantamagazine.org
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Trending history
Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 28, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 64 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #18 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 10:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 29, 11:52 UTC.
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A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Would it be uneconomical to make clothes from spider silk? But I'm curious what kind of spider Spider Man's web comes from.
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Is Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 29, 11:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material reached?
#18 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 10:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 28, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (64 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
66 points and 6 comments; submitted by ibobev on Oct 28, 2026.