strength
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Scientists Have Finally Figured Out Why Chimps Are So Damn Strong
Humans may have big, bulbous brains, but when it comes to pure muscle power, we’re often considered the weakest of the great apes. Even chimpanzees, who are significantly smaller than us, exhibit levels of strength that are practically super-human by our standards. New research shows the degree to which our primate cousins are stronger than…
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These Guys Doing Crazy Tricks On A Pole Must Have Magnetic Superpowers
Forgive me, but I think it’s plausible that these two guys are actually the first mutants in the world, because the way they move so easily around this Chinese pole makes it seem like they have magnetic superpowers or access to an invisible wall. They can flip, slide, stop, walk on nothing, and do things…
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Here’s How Much Stronger Carbon Fibre Is Compared To Steel In One GIF
What you’re looking at is a carbon fibre drive shaft and a steel drive shaft being twisted with force until they break. As you can see in this torque test between the two, the carbon fibre shaft doesn’t budge (that’s not a still image, folks) while the steel shaft corkscrews itself and becomes deformed under…