Spiderman's webbing would be strong enough to stop a moving train, say physics students

Monday, February 25, 2013 - 09:30 in Mathematics & Economics

(Phys.org)—In Spiderman 2, the superhero uses his webbing to bring a runaway train to a standstill moments before it plummets over the end of the track. But could a material with the strength and toughness of spiders' web really stop four crowded subway cars?

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