I Want These Teeth! [via Nina Reznick]

Limpet teeth are the strongest biological material known to man

The teeth were so hard that a diamond saw had to be used to slice them

Forget spiders' webs; the teeth of tiny limpets are the strongest biological material yet discovered, and could be used to build the cars, boats and planes of the future. And their sheer strength could see them become the basis for a new generation of virtually unbreakable false teeth, according to researchers from the University of Portsmouth.

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