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Science Why Are Monkeys SO Strong, scientific explanation needed

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TSPolaris
post Apr 30 2010, 12:18 AM, updated 16y ago

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ANSWER: Hi, Jim

I understand your curiosity, so allow me to explain myself. Many people don't understand the concept of power. Scientifically, this can be measured as work/time.

So for example, if a human moves a 200 pound weight across a certain point in twenty seconds, and a chimpanzee moves the same weight across the same point at four seconds, it would have five times the power of the human in that case.

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As for the strength of the animals, a chimp in the wild has the strength of 4 to 7 adult men, however generally five adult men..
An orangutan has the strength of 5 to 8 adult men, however generally 7 adult men.
A gorilla has the strength of 9 to 12 adult men, however generally about 11.


These are estimates taken from feats the animals have performed. If you knew the great apes as well as I do, I'm sure you wouldn't doubt it either.

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http://en.allexperts.com/q/Interspecies-Co...-primates-1.htm

The question is,

1. What makes primates so much stronger than humans?
2. Is it possible to train yourself to become as strong as a chimpanzee or gorilla?
3. Or is some sort of genetic splicing required (future tect advancement)

 

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