• grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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    27 days ago

    Every time I picture an alligator biting me I’m like I bet I could wiggle out or like somehow overcome it, because their jaws look so long and flat - like how much strength could they have? Certainly not more than a lion.

    Well.

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      27 days ago

      The closing force is significantly higher than its opening force IIRC. If you can close its mouth without getting bitten it’s screwed.

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        27 days ago

        Didn’t like everyone watch Steve Irwin do this to massive crocs like all the time.

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      27 days ago

      Just remember these guys can grip an animal the size of a horse with their jaws, overpower it, drag it to the water and rip it apart.

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      I bet this is peak force is measured at the base of the jaw, meaning the teeth at the tip would exert significantly lower force. So it might be possible to escape a small alligator, I’m not sure.