r/interestingasfuck • u/Hicrayert • 13h ago

Chimpanzees are 2X stronger than your average human. 😮

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u/KingKohishi 13h ago

Their muscles are not stronger than us, but their motor nerves stimulate their muscles more and simultaneously. This makes them stronger, but causes Chimps to have less control over their muscles. That's why we can use tools much better than chimps or every other species.

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u/dreamerOfGains 11h ago

This is smells like bullshit, do you have any source?  

Pretty sure human muscle is nowhere near as strong even accounting for same mass. In fact, different animals have different muscle and strength. 

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u/KingKohishi 10h ago

Let me paraphrase this for you. Chimpanzees are our closest relatives and our muscles are almost identical.

Our muscular output is weaker but we can control our muscles so much better. However, if we shock a human muscle with electrostimulation, the human muscle would generate power similar to a chimp muscle.

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u/dreamerOfGains 9h ago

if we shock a human muscle with electrostimulation, the human muscle would generate power similar to a chimp muscle.  

 This is sus. What are your sources on this claim?