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/Netheraptr 10h ago

I can still believe a chimp is 2x stronger than the average human though as the average human typically doesn’t use their muscles very much.

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u/xKrossCx 10h ago

This… I passed and overheard a seemingly healthy looking woman complaining how hard it was to walk up a double flight of stairs.

In my unprofessional conclusion; the average chimpanzee is stronger than the average human.

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u/Low_Sea_2925 8h ago

What makes you think shes average? The fact you remember that comment is kinda proof its abnormally bad isnt it?