just how strong are animals?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:23 pm

Anyone know of any studies that directly measure various animals' physical strength?

I'm sure you could train an intelligent primate to use a simple weight machine.

I'd be interested in quantitative data for animals like chimps, orangutans, gorillas, bears, wolverines, and lions/tigers.

I've read that chimps are 5-8 times stronger than an adult human male, and that it can pull 1000 pounds with one arm. Not sure what pulling 1000 means exactly. (weight might have been on wheels, or was it pulling it up?/etc)

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:24 pm

found this:

How Strong Are Gorillas?

To date, no research has been conducted into how strong gorillas are compared to humans. Comparisons cannot be made very easily. Some people say that a silverback male is ten times stronger than a man while others claim a silverback is 27 times stronger. However, neither argument has been proved. A gorilla male probably looks much stronger than he actually is, as he doesn't have that much more muscle tissue than humans.
Even so it is very difficult to bring gorillas under control when they are aggressive or when they are panicking. Even a four-year-old gorilla is difficult for a single person to control.

http://www.berggorilla.de/english/faq/d ... stark.html

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:35 pm

You smoke entirely too much weed.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:37 pm

heh. You'd be surprised how little i smoke

Post by **bitWISE** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:39 pm

Planning to train a fleet of flying, killer chimps?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:43 pm

:icon19:

why would i need that - i have a fleet of elitely trained rabid iguanas.

http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewto ... 7238#77238

Post by **Zyte -_-** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:45 pm

i thought of the thread you once made about some fish, which is able to give the best blowjob there is while it is dying

Post by **bitWISE** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:45 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote::icon19:

why would i need that - i have a fleet of elitely trained rabid iguanas.

http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewto ... 7238#77238

That's what it was...I was trying to find that thread but I couldn't remember exactly what you said.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:46 pm

Zyte -_- wrote:i thought of the thread you once made about some fish, which is able to give the best blowjob there is while it is dying

hehe - i have that one saved, along with the black mamba venom & cock ring idea

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:47 pm

Why would you want to know? Plan on wrestling some monkeys?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:47 pm

I know a guy who wrestled a bear though. Impressive stuff for a guy who's only 5'4.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:05 pm

Kracus wrote:Why would you want to know? Plan on wrestling some monkeys?

just very curious. I like to understand the nature of things, and the strength of an animal is part of its nature.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:05 pm

Kracus wrote:I know a guy who wrestled a bear though. Impressive stuff for a guy who's only 5'4.

share details please?

bbl work

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:23 pm

Sensei Tsuroka. My martial Arts teacher... wonder if I can find anything on google about it, I just saw the newspaper clippings. Amazing guy, still teaching martial arts at like 80 years old.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:32 pm

Actualy there's a bit of info here. http://karatenb.com/tsuruoka.html

Raymond Bourque was my sensei but I met Sensei Tsuroka a few times during grading.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:37 pm

animals ain't strong...i have seen this dude kick the shit out of large black bears...saw it on history channel...

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:45 pm

Kracus wrote:Actualy there's a bit of info here. http://karatenb.com/tsuruoka.html

Raymond Bourque was my sensei but I met Sensei Tsuroka a few times during grading.

Do you mean Alcide Bourque? Ray Bourque was a hockey player.

I smell more krapus!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:50 pm

Yes Alcide bourque, sorry. It's been 10 years. Maybe Raymond is his middle name I'm not sure where I came up with that name but that's definitely him. I'm from up north where he's located.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:52 pm

sure sure

Post by **rep** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:28 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:I'm sure you could train an intelligent primate to use a simple weight machine.

It's been done with humans.

...

I know what you meant, though. Chimps are supposed to be five times the strength of homo sapiens, so it'd be awesome to see what one could do if they were ripped to the maxxx like me.

I'm pretty sure I could take a wild chimp, though. I'd do to them what those two did at a zoo a few weeks ago, remember?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:53 pm

So you're saying you're pretty sure you could take something 5 times stronger than you?

Post by **SplishSplash** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:22 pm

I read about a female chimp lifting an insane amount of weight during a fit of rage in an old issue of the Guinness book of records. (1988 I think)

I don't remember the exact amount or what it was that she lifted, but it was a lot.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:51 pm

wtf - is this for real?

http://www.gamblingmagazine.com/articles/32/32-145.htm

http://www.ippv.com/

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:09 am

lol

Ray Bourque. :lol:

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:36 am

*bump*

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