Making Stuff Stronger Synopsis
Richard Ike
10/2/14
Biology 1
Period 05 Making Stuff Stronger Synopsis Ever since the beginning of time, humans have always incorporated the use of tools into their daily lives. It all began in the Stone Age. During this time, humans learned the importance of rocks. After realizing this, they made sure that their lives were centered around it. They began crafting it into tools that would help better their lives. Examples of this would be a knife for hunting or forks and spoons in order to eat food And to tear apart meat.
As we evolved, we began to realize that stone merely wasn't enough to get the job done. During the time of the Ming dynasty, the Chinese found the next best thing! This new discovery was metal. This was extracted from very skilled Chinese scientists centuries after the Stone Age. They made things such as bowls, structures, and many other things. We even use these things today and find ways to increase their usefulness. A metal is classified in only one other way besides its chemical properties and appearance. This is referred to as tensile strength. Tensile strength is a metal's tendency to resist changes in its sturdiness and durability. It also characterizes a metal’s ability to stretch.
Most metals back then were probably weak and had very little tensile strength. Nowadays, we've found ways to increase tensile strength and make metals more durable overall. To make a metal more durable, it has to have a lot of carbon in order to make it sturdier and give it more bulk. This is why iron has a higher tensile strength than steel. By incorporating metals with more tensile strength into our lives, we are able to construct a more advanced and complex environment around us. We've gotten so good at crafting different metals nowadays, and that we've now developed a cable that is designed to stop a fighter jet in its tracks! I kid u not, it can stop at most
10/2/14
Biology 1
Period 05 Making Stuff Stronger Synopsis Ever since the beginning of time, humans have always incorporated the use of tools into their daily lives. It all began in the Stone Age. During this time, humans learned the importance of rocks. After realizing this, they made sure that their lives were centered around it. They began crafting it into tools that would help better their lives. Examples of this would be a knife for hunting or forks and spoons in order to eat food And to tear apart meat.
As we evolved, we began to realize that stone merely wasn't enough to get the job done. During the time of the Ming dynasty, the Chinese found the next best thing! This new discovery was metal. This was extracted from very skilled Chinese scientists centuries after the Stone Age. They made things such as bowls, structures, and many other things. We even use these things today and find ways to increase their usefulness. A metal is classified in only one other way besides its chemical properties and appearance. This is referred to as tensile strength. Tensile strength is a metal's tendency to resist changes in its sturdiness and durability. It also characterizes a metal’s ability to stretch.
Most metals back then were probably weak and had very little tensile strength. Nowadays, we've found ways to increase tensile strength and make metals more durable overall. To make a metal more durable, it has to have a lot of carbon in order to make it sturdier and give it more bulk. This is why iron has a higher tensile strength than steel. By incorporating metals with more tensile strength into our lives, we are able to construct a more advanced and complex environment around us. We've gotten so good at crafting different metals nowadays, and that we've now developed a cable that is designed to stop a fighter jet in its tracks! I kid u not, it can stop at most