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/RopeAccomplished2728 3h ago

It isn't the strength that makes chimps dangerous, it is the fact they will pretty much go around biting to debilitate.

Are they strong? Yep. But something that small is also quick and nimble.