The shell of the giant pink queen conch is made of such remarkable material that scientists speak of its design, even while they say that it is a product of evolutionary chance. The beautiful shell is made of a form of calcium carbonate called aragonite. Yet it is structured in such a way that it resists fractures 100 to 1,000 times better than aragonite ordinarily would.
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\nThe conch’s secret is that it combines the aragonite with protein. Further, its shell is made up of three layers of aragonite. The middle layer is structured around a rectangular beam of aragonite sheathed in protein. This duplex rod is then bundled with others into a larger beam. The larger beam is in turn bundled with others to produce a larger beam. This complex arrangement gives the shell its extraordinary strength. Pressure that ordinarily causes a catastrophic crack in the aragonite merely scatters the pressure into thousands of tiny cracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Materials scientists studying the conch shell refer to this as a high-performance composite structure. They hope to apply the principles learned from the conch shell to make stronger building materials, bridges and even space vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If such sophisticated design could arise without a Designer, modern companies would surely be wasting their time hiring highly trained designers to improve their products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ephesians 6:11
\n“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prayer: Protect me, dear Lord, within the armor of Your perfect Truth. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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