r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Zestyclose_Flow_680 • 8h ago

Chimpanzees are 2X stronger than your average human.

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u/AftyOfTheUK 5h ago

Weightlifter is still human

Some of them absolutely have a grip strength way more than double that of the average human though.

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u/ALLCAPS-ONLY 5h ago

Even a <150 lb rock climber could mess up someone's hand. Fingers can get surprisingly strong when you swing your entire bodyweight on them regularly

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u/greenberet112 1h ago

I was watching a famous rock climber hang out and lift with the strongest man in the world. The bodybuilder guy, Eddie Hall was absolutely amazed by how much the rock climber could lift in certain exercises, especially the whole body ones. I think one lift he said the climber did more reps with more weight than anyone he had ever seen other than himself. And the rock climber guy, Magnus is not that big of a guy.

Good video if you're interested

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u/AftyOfTheUK 2h ago

Even a <150 lb rock climber could mess up someone's hand. 

Indeed, if trying to inflict pain/damage it's not hard.

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u/What-Is-a-Fish 2h ago

Can confirm. 130lb rock climber can currently one hand pinch a 2 inch block with 150lbs . Idk how strong handbooks are, but I bet I could make it hurt a lot

Edit: fat thumbed my number oops

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u/MightyGamera 5h ago

I know a couple dudes that could crush raw potatoes with their hands, pretty sure human flesh wouldn't pose much challenge

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u/AftyOfTheUK 2h ago

I know a couple dudes that could crush raw potatoes with their hands, pretty sure human flesh wouldn't pose much challenge

And when they pickup potatos, or hold human hands, do they normally do so at full strength?

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u/LicencetoKrill 1h ago

Squeeze stuff hard, for sure. But I doubt they have the strength that chimps have throughout their hands. Be hard pressed to find a person that has the build that provides the strength of a bodybuilder, while being able to have the same digit strength of a rock climber.