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minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-up0·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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-up1·1 year agoAs far as numbers go, it’s definitely a number.
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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.