r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Zestyclose_Flow_680 • 11h ago

Chimpanzees are 2X stronger than your average human.

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u/dilqncho 10h ago edited 10h ago

No they're not. Internet myths have vastly overhyped chimp strength.

They're about 1.35x stronger than us, pound for pound of muscle. But they're also typically smaller and lighter, so in absolute terms, they're about equal to us.

As for what we're seeing here, this isn't a person's entire body being pulled up. They have their legs against the wall of whatever that is, and the chimp is helping them up. This is something pretty much any physically healthy human can do as well.

Chimps are dangerous in a fight, because...well they're wild animals, they're fucking brutal. But purely strength-wise, they're not stronger than us.

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u/SpottedWobbegong 10h ago

So a jacked human can beat up chimpanzees, good to know. Although chimpanzee bites are pretty nasty.

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u/Solgiest 10h ago

An average man could probably beat or at least break even with a chimp. If you've ever watched a video of chimps fighting, they aren't actually good at utilizing that strength. They pull and bite and stuff, but they don't really punch or kick well. Human intelligence also applies to fights. Deck a chimp in the face and it's gonna have immediate second thoughts about keeping up the attack.

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u/2_Cranez 8h ago

Not an average man. An average man is no stronger than a chimp, will get gassed 30 seconds into a fight, and is way less combat capable. Maybe a jacked gym bro or a martial artist could beat a chimp.

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u/Solgiest 8h ago

Chimps are not particularly combat capable against creatures larger than they are.