Showing posts with label strength. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strength. Show all posts

Friday, 20 March 2015

Sketchy Fact #85: Figure Apes

Chimps are more than twice as strong as humans despite being about the same size because their brains have less precise control over their muscles. Their brains are designed to use all their muscles at once whereas humans are built to be precise.

Friday, 24 October 2014

Sketchy Fact #64: The Clap

Gonorrhea bacteria can pull 100,000 times their own weight, making them the strongest creatures on Earth relative to body size.