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minus-squareteletext@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82arrow-down1·5 months ago The average Green Winged Macaw can generate around 400 PSI in one bite – that’s much stronger than the average human bite! Moluccan Cockatoo: It’s bite force suprasses even that of the Macaw, weighing in at over 500 PSI. https://www.parrotwebsite.com/which-parrot-has-the-worst-bite/
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·5 months agoBecause my brain is fundamentally incompatible with imperial measurements: 500psi is equivalent to about 35kg of weight stacked into a centimetre square (so 35bar / 3500kpa)
minus-squareCodex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·5 months agoBothered by the units but not the lack of factoring for size differences? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite_force_quotient It would seem the unit you want for the SI biting force quotient is the Newton per kilogram.
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoI don’t think it matters how big the thing biting you is, just how likely it is to rip bits off. A weasel has nearly 4 times the Bite Force Quotient of a Moon Bear, but I’d take many Weasel bites before a single Moon Bear bite.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoAs far as numbers go, it’s definitely a number.
minus-squaredrolex@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoI thought it had to be either a big number, or a small number. So, yeah.
minus-squareParadachshund@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoHow much is a human bite?
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months ago162 psi. More than a cat, less than a big dog.
https://www.parrotwebsite.com/which-parrot-has-the-worst-bite/
Because my brain is fundamentally incompatible with imperial measurements:
500psi is equivalent to about 35kg of weight stacked into a centimetre square (so 35bar / 3500kpa)
Bothered by the units but not the lack of factoring for size differences? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite_force_quotient
It would seem the unit you want for the SI biting force quotient is the Newton per kilogram.
I don’t think it matters how big the thing biting you is, just how likely it is to rip bits off.
A weasel has nearly 4 times the Bite Force Quotient of a Moon Bear, but I’d take many Weasel bites before a single Moon Bear bite.
Certainly a big number
As far as numbers go, it’s definitely a number.
I thought it had to be either a big number, or a small number. So, yeah.
How much is a human bite?
162 psi. More than a cat, less than a big dog.