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How strong is bone?
« on: 07/02/2008 17:08:10 »
How much force would it take to break an average human thigh bone in half? Forget about musculature etc; just take it as a naked bone.
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« Reply #1 on: 07/02/2008 19:16:51 »
with your teeth you could snap it like a twig...
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« Reply #2 on: 07/02/2008 19:28:34 »
Quote from: opus on 07/02/2008 19:16:51
with your teeth you could snap it like a twig...

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