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We are not stronger than chimps. Our arms certainly aren't.
by seunosewa 5y ago
We are not stronger than chimps. Our arms certainly aren't.
- clairity 5y agoyes, a chimp could literally rip the arm(s) out of a human without a sweat. 1 chimp arm is roughly equivalent to 2 of the strongest human arms.
- sudosysgen 5y agoChimps, no, but a small 20kg macaque, yeah definitely. You could yeet such a small animal, for lack of a better word. That's why they band together :)
- andrewl 5y agoFor a good idea of what chimpanzee musculature looks like, do a search for "hairless chimpanzee." Here's one: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-36924808 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-36924808
- sudosysgen 5y agoI certainly agree, you wouldn't have much of a chance against a chimp one on one without weapons. It's just that the article isn't about chimps, but about much smaller macaques.
- krona 5y agoGenerally true, but the average chimp is only 50% stronger in relative terms and the average chimp is only 4ft tall. https://www.pnas.org/content/114/28/7343 https://www.pnas.org/content/114/28/7343 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138714-chimps-are-not-as-superhumanly-strong-as-we-thought-they-were/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138714-chimps-are-not-...
- olalonde 5y ago> This result matches well with the few tests that have been done, which suggest that when it comes to pulling and jumping, chimps are about 1.5 times as strong as humans relative to their body mass. But because they are lighter than the average person, humans can actually outperform them in absolute terms, say O’Neill. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138714-chimps-are-not-as-superhumanly-strong-as-we-thought-they-were/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138714-chimps-are-not-...