![]() It might be noted that the became comparatively very great before a trial was recorded as a failure.Īt this point I’d like to point out the fact that these Chimps were effectively lifting weights to eat more of their favourite food. If the subject failed to move the system in one minute, an additional piece of fruit (apple, orange, or banana) was added to the incentive and so on with further additions of fruit each minute until ten minutes had elapsed, at which time the test was terminated and the subject’s max as recorded as the resistance which he had overcome (as judged by a movement of the incentive of at least 3 inches). When the incentive was recovered, the rope was withdrawn, one 10 pound weight was added to the load, another piece of banana was provided as incentive, the subject was given the rope and allowed to pull. ![]() Tests were conducted as follows: With one small piece of banana as incentive, the subject was given the rope and allowed to pull against the maximal resistance that he had previously overcome. Returning to Finch’s retelling, which admittedly I found to be the more interesting account, we learn that Though Bauman’s observation articlepublished in 1926 failed to include a diagram of said machine, Glen Finch was kind enough to do so in 1943. In any case, Bauman believed he had found a rather clever solution using a dynamometer and a rather crudely designed machine resembling a seated row. Although I’m open to contradiction on that point (Would anyone be surprised if Eddie Hall’s inhuman strength was due to primate blood?). How exactly does one test a Gorilla’s strength? After all, despite the size of modern day bodybuilders and powerlifters, we have yet to see a true Gorilla squat, bench and deadlift for reps. Something Bauman would rectify.īauman’s intention presented a very obvious and immediate problem. None, however had ever attempted to prove it. "They can lift about 100 times heavier weight and generate about 100-times higher power than natural muscle of the same weight and length.All anatomists place reliance upon the relative development of the various muscle attach- ment ridges and pits on the bones as a trustworthy indication of the strength of the owner.īeginning in 1923, Bauman claimed that although every expert in the fields of biology, veterinary medicine and the various other related disciplines, agreed that apes were stronger than humans. With advanced in material science we are creating artificial muscles so imagine the future potential that could do for are own bodies as well as robotics. I imagine its some physio-chemical reasons also. We do notice the minor differences like attachment point and density but still the strength gap is huge even give these advantages. The honest answer is studying their anatomy we can't fully explain why they are so strong. The same scientist who saw this -a normal sized man- had to use both his hands and full strength to snap equal sized branch. I remember reading a 80lb female chimp could snap ironwood tree branches with her fingertips. Pretty cool find, the way their muscles attach to the bone is also a big reason for the increased strength among other reasons. Sometimes life can be surprising, and you really have to see it to believe it. That said, I have never worked in close proximity with chimpanzees, so I may be mistaken. ![]() However, based on my evaluation of those bones, I find it unlikely that chimpanzees are as strong as popular culture portrays them. It is hard to fully assess the size because the human bones are oriented differently than all the ape bones. While I concede that at certain activities chimpanzees may be stronger, perhaps significantly stronger, the bones of a chimp and human look to be very close in size to my eye. I have always been skeptical of the "Chimps are _X stronger than a human" claims for the reasons mentioned above. The future of Yori's normal arm is uncertain, but his monkey arm shows distinct orangutan possibilities. That said, I predict a noticeable increase in bone size if Yori stays true to his word and follows Eric's DL advice. ![]() Based on Yori's impressive pinch to BW ratio, and the overall strength of his pinch, I suspect his monkey arm has at least chimp sized bones to go with its orangutan length. Eric forgot to mention whether he was talking about Yori's normal arm or his monkey arm. ![]()
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