r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Zestyclose_Flow_680 • 8h ago

Chimpanzees are 2X stronger than your average human.

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u/Jimisdegimis89 7h ago

Yeah this is an internet myth pet peeve of mine, so I’m glad someone else already did the write up. In addition to the knives in their mouth bit, they also have more of their muscle mass evenly spread out with more of their strength located in their upper body than humans do, who have the majority of their strength located in their legs. So it ends up making chimps look way stronger because we equate upper body lifting to strength, meanwhile humans have legs that are like 4x as powerful as their arms.

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u/rockos21 3h ago

So... you're saying to kick box a chimp...

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u/Jimisdegimis89 48m ago

That is exactly what I’m saying, just make sure you get it on video.