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minus-squareBoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]hexbear3·4 hours agoThere's no way a human's bite is only 30% less than a dog's. Our jaws have shitty leverage to chomp down hard. link
minus-squarePotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.dehexbear3·4 hours agoWe are omnivores and do a lot of chewing. Dogs don't really chew, just rip. Some great apes that have more raw plants in their diet even have a bony ridge on their skull that the jaw muscles attach to. Our jaws actually have great leverage, our molars are very close to where the jaw muscle attaches. linkfedilink
minus-squareFlocklesscrow@lemm.eehexbear2·edit-22 hours agoNot all dogs are the same, of course. Some dog breeds can bite harder than wolves. We selectively bred them for chomp strength. linkfedilink
minus-squareDraconic NEO@mander.xyzhexbear1·3 hours agoIt's averaged out, the real values are in a range, they just took the average between them. linkfedilink
minus-squareKazuchijouNo@lemy.lolhexbear1·1 hour agoI bet chihuahuas are bringing down the average linkfedilink
There's no way a human's bite is only 30% less than a dog's. Our jaws have shitty leverage to chomp down hard.
We are omnivores and do a lot of chewing. Dogs don't really chew, just rip.
Some great apes that have more raw plants in their diet even have a bony ridge on their skull that the jaw muscles attach to.
Our jaws actually have great leverage, our molars are very close to where the jaw muscle attaches.
Not all dogs are the same, of course. Some dog breeds can bite harder than wolves. We selectively bred them for chomp strength.
It's averaged out, the real values are in a range, they just took the average between them.
I bet chihuahuas are bringing down the average