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[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but time marches on and everything. Young people won't know him. Someone said they didn't know who a guy in a picture was the other week. It was Tony Bourdain and I felt old.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A coworker the other day didn't know there was an animated grinch movie before the Jim Carey one. ಠ╭╮ಠ

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Ouch.

[–] TriflingToad 2 points 3 months ago

who?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

That was Steve though - he probably knew the croc

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There are lots of videos about croc bite force. With scales attached to their jaws and stuff. Shouldnt be hard to find.

This younger one was measured at the base with 820 pounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG7ruzhqB9Y&t=158