• Question: what is the toughest substance we have?

    Asked by anon-202635 to Rebecca, Raashid, Matthew, Marie, Hanna, Gareth on 12 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Gareth Nye

      Gareth Nye answered on 12 Mar 2019:

      I’d say probably diamonds but I’m not really sure

    • Photo: Matthew Smith

      Matthew Smith answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      I think it’s diamonds too. The science that makes it takes a REALLY long time and this is why they are so rare and they cost lots and lots of money to buy.

    • Photo: Rebecca Gosling

      Rebecca Gosling answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      Diamonds are pretty tough! In the body the toughest substance is ‘enamel’. This is the stuff that covers your teeth! It is even tougher than our bones!

    • Photo: Marie Cameron

      Marie Cameron answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      Yes, agree with the others, diamonds in general are pretty tough (they actually top something called Mohs scale of hardness, which is used by geologists to describe how tough rocks are), but tooth enamel if we mean in the body. 🙂

    • Photo: Hanna Jeffery

      Hanna Jeffery answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      Yes – I agree with the others 💎

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