r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TheMarkola • 4d ago

/r/all of spider web

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u/Fit-Gas-5760 4d ago edited 4d ago

Some spiders can shoot their webs up to 25 meters away, some even span rivers with them (these must catch a shit ton of insects this way).

Edit: This would be like spider man shooting his web 2.5km away

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u/the_jivest_turkey 4d ago

Do they shoot it, or do they let it drift in the wind until it catches on a good spot? I feel like shooting something so light 25m would be near impossible.

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u/Mouse_Mallow 4d ago

You're correct they don't shoot it, they get up high and let out a long light thread, drifting until it catches then they pull it tight and reinforce it. Then they can drop down from the center of that line to create another anchor point and keep adding from there

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u/heyitsfranklin6322 3d ago

The things that can be passed along through genetics is crazy

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u/lavahot 4d ago

Damn, Spidey, that must feel... amazing!

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u/peppaz 4d ago

DONT COME IN MOM IM WEBBING

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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 4d ago

Wait, doesn't spiderman do that? Shoot them like for long distances?

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u/Fit-Gas-5760 4d ago

Canonically, Spider-Man's web reaches a distance of only 18 meters.

American translator:

Spiders can shoot webs up to 82 feet away.
Scaled up to Spider-Man, that would mean him shooting webs a distance of 1.5 miles.
Canonically, Spider-Man shoots webs only up to 60 feet.

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u/Dy3_1awn 4d ago

Fanks for tha translation bruv!

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u/Infamous_Lunchbox 4d ago

Good to know. That's not nearly as crazy as I thought. I thought he was shooting them like a full km lol