they're fucking built

  • Vampire [any]
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    2 years ago

    They have way lower body fat than us, typically 3-9%

    • RiceIsNice [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah, chimps are stronger than humans but not in this mystical magical way that people think they are. A human could rip someone's face off too if they exercised all day and had the disposition to do it.

      • Vampire [any]
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        2 years ago

        Don't they have a 4th muscle fibre type? Xtra-fast twitch

        • RiceIsNice [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          I don't think so. From what I've read, human muscles and chimp muscles are mostly the same just with different compositions.

          • sgtlion [any]
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            2 years ago

            Except the old jaws. We gave up jaw muscles for more brainspace.

          • Vampire [any]
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            2 years ago

            Yeah ok you're right. They have 67% fast-twitch fibres according to https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1619071114