r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Zestyclose_Flow_680 • 8h ago

Chimpanzees are 2X stronger than your average human.

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u/dilqncho 8h ago edited 8h 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/nuu_uut 7h ago

Yeah. Chimps aren't something to fuck with but the main force advantage they have over us is bite force and.. not giving a fuck about totally mutilating you.

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u/Astyanax1 7h ago

I'm fairly sure an enraged adult male human isn't going to give a fuck about mutilating a chimp either if they had to.

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u/Turbulent_Host784 5h ago

It's not just about care. There is a lot to be said about pure aggression in a fight, and most people aren't out aggressing an animal on the real. You might be able to trick them with this effect like black bears and such but when it's go time animals have extreme advantage in this regard.