Every Seed-bearing Plant

3/20/2018

I started a funny little conversation over one Reddit.

[–]Netmantis 54 points55 points56 points 15 hours ago (26 children)

Humans are rather good at exerting a surprising amount of force, often in unexpected ways. Just because we are no hippos, or even a great ape with a proper Sagittal crest, doesn't mean we can't do some damage. Nice to be recognized for our weirdness.

[–]sswanlakeThe Librarian 25 points26 points27 points 15 hours ago* (22 children)

Proportionally, I believe we can actually exert more force in our bite than our great ape cousins, and possibly even the neanderthals too

[–]Netmantis 46 points47 points48 points 15 hours ago (17 children)

In a hilarious turn of events, we can exert more force than our teeth can handle. When tested, most adult males could exert 150 pounds of pressure on the molars, and stopped when their teeth hurt, not muscle fatigue. Given proper tombstone teeth, we could do amazing things. Myself I have left teeth marks in soft metals when I was young and dumb and without pliars for grip.

[–]TheDarkGenious 25 points26 points27 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

I remember in high school i had a habit of biting through and chewing on soda cans. I also bit through more than a few rocks as a kid in scouts.
Teeth are Stronk.
ps

[–]Betty-Adams[S] 19 points20 points21 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

Ah, chewing rocks. Yes, the aliens will be quite perplexed with us.

Ah, chewing rocks. Yes, the aliens will be quite perplexed with us.
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[–]TheDarkGenious 13 points14 points15 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

Gotta get that calcium somehow, and when you don't have a cow...

[–]HyratelLots o' Bots 5 points6 points7 points 8 hours ago (0 children)

Lick an egg
[–]cryptoengineer 1 point2 points3 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

Geophagia is a thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophagia

[–]Mondrial 1 point2 points3 points 2 hours ago (0 children)

/)_< of course that's a thing.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 29 minutes ago (0 children)

Grind, grind, grind!

Grind, grind, grind!
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[–]BoxNumberGavin1 10 points11 points12 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Isn't that the case with a few of our body parts? We can be strong enough to severely damage ourselves because being damaged is better than getting removed from the gene pool at that moment. Be it self or familial preservation.

[–]CaptRoryHuman 9 points10 points11 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

Our bodies have built in limiters so we don't hurt ourselves. These limiters are switched off in times of severe stress which is how a mother can lift a minivan off her child. She should not be lifting that; she is in danger of not only damaging her bones but of ripping the muscle off of them.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 26 minutes ago (0 children)

True story! Then there is the idea of simply punching glass...

True story! Then there is the idea of simply punching glass...
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[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 27 minutes ago (0 children)

Bone is stronger than concrete.

Bone is stronger than concrete.
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[–]Betty-Adams[S] 6 points7 points8 points 13 hours ago (0 children)

Bite it! The natural follow up to Poke it with a stick.

Bite it! The natural follow up to Poke it with a stick.
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[–]Arokthis 3 points4 points5 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

I have a couple dents/grooves in some of my teeth from pulling needles instead of using pliers. My dentist is not happy with me.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 26 minutes ago (0 children)

My chiropractor smacks me sometimes.

My chiropractor smacks me sometimes.
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[–]thelordmaple 5 points6 points7 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Wonder if it'd be possible to mod my body to use all that force...

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 25 minutes ago (0 children)

I think this is the point of dental braces.

I think this is the point of dental braces.
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[–]KainenFrostAlien Scum 0 points1 point2 points 25 minutes ago (0 children)

Just add adrenaline Edit: Nevermind, I misunderstood what you were saying.

[–]ShankCushionHuman 12 points13 points14 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Due to the amount of muscle actually attached to our jaw, the angle of it, and the relatively short jawbone (IIRC, been a while since I saw this info) we actually bite harder than some pretty serious dogs when we want to.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] 25 points26 points27 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

And way more than casual dogs.

And way more than casual dogs.
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[–]ShankCushionHuman 4 points5 points6 points 13 hours ago (0 children)

True.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] 1 point2 points3 points 13 hours ago (0 children)

There's always one in the family.

There's always one in the family.
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[–]Betty-Adams[S] 3 points4 points5 points 14 hours ago (0 children)

Nibble nibble!

Nibble nibble!
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[–]C4Cypher 0 points1 point2 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

Our hand grip strength and our endurance.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 25 minutes ago (0 children)

They don't let go!

They don't let go!
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[–]cryptoengineer 21 points22 points23 points 15 hours ago* (6 children)

"Exactly how much pressure are your jaws capable of producing?"
Over 170 pounds, or about 4000 psi.
Old, but accessible:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-power-of-the-human-jaw/
Less readable, but much more recent and detailed data
https://www.scribd.com/document/33955152/Bite-Forces-and-Bite-Pressure

[–]Galapagos_James 28 points29 points30 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

To quote your own source, "He found that the limit of the bite was not determined by the muscles, but by the teeth themselves."
That's. . . actually probably more terrifying in retrospect. Also explains why the Dentist was one of the strongest bites recorded, I bet they had proper dental hygiene.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] 12 points13 points14 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Brush those teeth and do your species proud.

Brush those teeth and do your species proud.
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[–]CaptRoryHuman 15 points16 points17 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

Remember to polish your external skeleton with abrasive paste before lying in a dark room for eight hours and hallucinating during unconsciousness.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 30 minutes ago (0 children)

This is very important. You might die if you don't.

This is very important. You might die if you don't.
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[–]Betty-Adams[S] 0 points1 point2 points 14 hours ago (0 children)

Thank you! Excellent data there.

Thank you! Excellent data there.
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[–]spacetrucker426 14 points15 points16 points 13 hours ago (6 children)

“You are eating unprocessed, dormant stage, tree seeds?”
Well, to be fair, they've been shelled. Eating them otherwise, now that would be impressive.

[–]The_First_Viking 8 points9 points10 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Not that impressive. You can crack nuts with your teeth if you don't mind spitting out shells. Hell, you can crack a lot of kinds of nut by hand if you squeeze two of them together and use one to break the other. Only downside is you end up with one unbreakable nut left over.
[–]space253 13 points14 points15 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

You eat the bag and when you are down to one you give it to the squirrels.

[–]CaptRoryHuman 4 points5 points6 points 9 hours ago (0 children)

This guy squirrels.

[–]Swedneck 2 points3 points4 points 7 hours ago (0 children)

I wish my nuts were unbreakable..

[–]C4Cypher 0 points1 point2 points 3 hours ago (0 children)

Fridge horror for Quilx if he ever finds out

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 28 minutes ago (0 children)

Aren't almonds shells papery and wimpy tho?

Aren't almonds shells papery and wimpy tho?
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[–]steved32 11 points12 points13 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

I like it. Thank you
I'm not sure if you're aware, but:
[Original](http://www.authorbettyadams.com/bettys-blog/humans-are-weird-seeds) = Original

[–]Betty-Adams[S] 4 points5 points6 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Thank you! I was not aware.

[–]SavvyBlonk 1 point2 points3 points 12 hours ago (1 child)

And in case you ever forget, there's a little button underneath the text input box that says 'formatting help' which has a cheat sheet for the most common functions.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 29 minutes ago (0 children)

Thanks!

Thanks!
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[–]Din182 7 points8 points9 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Check the name of the person who posted it, and then check the name of the person who runs that blog.

[–]alienpirate5AI 11 points12 points13 points 15 hours ago (0 children)

It was a formatting tip

[–]sswanlakeThe Librarian 3 points4 points5 points 15 hours ago (0 children)

I think they're referring to the formatting, saying the the author could make the link text "original" rather than just the link

[–]steved32 3 points4 points5 points 15 hours ago (0 children)

I know, that's why I worded my suggestion that way

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[–]GnakFlak 1 point2 points3 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Aren´t Almonds the ones that contain traces of cyanide?

[–]DrHydeousHuman 3 points4 points5 points 5 hours ago (0 children)

Yes. As do apple pips. The seeds from 20 apples can contain enough cyanide to kill you, but you'd have to chew them very thoroughly.

[–]Betty-Adams[S] -1 points0 points1 point 30 minutes ago (0 children)

Well they smell like it, apple seeds contain arsenic but it is in a harmless form.

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