• grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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    11 days ago

    Every time I picture an alligator biting me I’m like I bet I could wiggle out or like somehow overcome it, because their jaws look so long and flat - like how much strength could they have? Certainly not more than a lion.

    Well.

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      10 days ago

      Just remember these guys can grip an animal the size of a horse with their jaws, overpower it, drag it to the water and rip it apart.

  • isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 days ago

    Given:

    Bite Force of T. rex: 45,000 Newtons

    Jaw Closing Distance: Approximately 0.3 meters

    Energy=Force×Distance=45,000N×0.3m=13,500Joules

    Say we have a typical 10w led lightbulb, how much could it power it for?

    Time= Power/Energy=13,500J / 10W=1,350 seconds, or approximately 22 and a half minutes with a single T-Rex chomp, assuming 100% conversion efficiency

  • Potatisen@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    To break the largest human bone, the thigh bone, an estimated force of 4,000 newtons is needed. However, the amount of force required to break a bone depends on how the force is applied.

    -Random internet source

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    11 days ago

    How is this calculated? Presumably you could directly measure all but the T-Rex and pliosaur, but how are those bits forces calculated?

  • AAA@feddit.org
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    10 days ago

    Forgot the bite force of Russian trolls and Chinese paid actors on any topic remotely concerning Ukraine or Chinese politics, and how the west is actually the bad guys.

    Unlimited bite force.