Posted on 04/20/2005 5:22:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The keeper should be tossed to lions.
I've always wondered, and perhaps someone can tell me, why is it that chimps are so much stronger than us? Do they have a much lower adrenaline threshhold? Is it a matter of physics? I know they are much smaller. They say a chimp can effective bench the equivalent of 1200 lbs which is just astounding. I'm very large and I've only approached 400 lbs.
Am shocked to learn that this poor man is not yet aware of his own condition at this point; though perhaps he knows, at some level. . .would not want to be there when he wakes up.
That said; I would not want to wake-up; at all. . . .
Their arms must be all muscle. Consider how they constantly climb and swing, using their arms.
Yeah, but my niece and nephew do that constantly and I can still beat them up ;)
why is it that chimps are so much stronger than us?
I think the reason is because chimps are quadrupeds. Humans have a lot of strength in their buttocks (for locomotion) and chimps has no buns but a lot of upper body strength.
We now have a Belgian Malinois who tries to turn the doorknobs in the house with her mouth. She has successfully turned the deadbolt too.
As intelligent as chimps are, I'm surprised that they don't automatically use a double lock deadbolt, that needs keys to open from either side.
"a female chimp, weighing a mere 135 pounds and going by the name of Suzette, checked in with a one-handed pull of 1,260 pounds."
Yeah, but I can't even leg press 1200 lbs.
I'm very sorry to hear of his devastating injuries but it sounds like they are the poster couple for reasons NOT to try to domesticate chimps and other critters.
Well, I'll not complain about having a bad day. That's for sure.
Well, of course, they'd need all that body strength and "monkey grip" to swing and scamper through the treetrops without falling, so nature gave them the equipment for it. The explanation of how they achieve such robust musculature is a mystery to me. But it's something I've noticed throughout the animal world. I'd say pound-for-pound almost any animal is stronger than a human being. They've got a bigger bite, too. Thank goodness we rely on our wits to defend ourselves, or we'd end up on every carnivore's dinner plate. When we lose our wits -- LIKE NOT LOCKING THE F'ING CAGE -- we realize just how puny we are, physically.
Yeah, but I can't even leg press 1200 lbs.
But if that ability was a condition of your survival, you would be able to.
I've heard that part of it is not muscle mass or tone, but points of attachment -- leverage. As I understand it, chimp muscles are attached further up from the joints -- which gives the muscles better leverage. This trades strength for speed of movement. You can outjab a chimp, but once he gets hold of you, he'll tear your head off. Also, as pointed out by another poster, they're disproportionately large above the waist in comparison to humans. A chimp's forearms are huge.
>> "This is the couple that was visiting the sanctuary to see their former "pet" that had attacked someone (a child I think), right?" <<
Not exactly. If I remember correctly, it was a woman who had long red fingernails and who was feeding something to the chimp. The chimp thought the fingernail was candy or something , and bit a finger off.
That's what I was thinking I'd heard too, that there were points of physics involved, in addition to connective tissue and such. I wonder what competitive advantage came from us becoming weaker. Perhaps the fine movements of the hands meant a need for sacrificing strength. Who knows.
I have had cats that could turn unlocked doorknobs.
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