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minus-squareCodex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·6 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-up5·6 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.
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.