Nov 3 2009Could A Human Beat A T-Rex Arm Wrestling?
I say yes, but Jack Conrad, a vertebrate paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, is arguing otherwise. Don't act like you know dinosaurs. I KNOW DINOSAURS!
"Doesn't matter," Conrad says. "There's no chance that any human alive could win." The T. rex's arms might have looked wimpy, but they were extremely strong. Each was about three feet long and, based on the size of the arm bones and analysis of the spots where muscle attached to the bone, they were jacked. "The bicep alone--and this is a conservative estimate--could curl 430 pounds," Conrad says. Even the beefiest humans max out at around an embarrassing 260 pounds.
Surely an Over the Top-era Sylvester Stallone would put up a good fight? "Not even Lou Ferrigno in his prime would stand a chance," Conrad says. "They didn't just have big biceps. Their chest and shoulder muscles were huge too. They had huge arms and shoulders--bigger than my leg. They had the strength to rip a human's arm right out of its socket."
So you don't think I could beat a t-rex? Well Jack, I guess there's only one way to settle this. *warming up time machine* See you in a second!
UPDATE: Yes, AND have sex with it afterward. Put that one in your science book and intelligently design it!
Could a Human Beat a T. Rex In Arm Wrestling? [popsci]
Thanks to Xkrimeg, who could beat a giant arm created in a government laboratory at arm wrestling despite her being a girl and built for domestic chores.
Reader Comments
1. andrew - November 3, 2009 12:06 PM
LOL!
2. Alex Brown - November 3, 2009 12:06 PM
FIRST
3. shellshell - November 3, 2009 12:07 PM
That picture is AMAZING!
4. Andrew - November 3, 2009 12:08 PM
lol @ #2 fails
5. Bob - November 3, 2009 12:10 PM
FRISIT!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111!!!!!1
6. JADE - November 3, 2009 12:19 PM
OMG @ 1 To 5 did school just let out or something.
7. LSDiesel - November 3, 2009 12:19 PM
Wow. No comments worth reading yet. What a shame.
And T-Rex's had to be strong. They cried a lot because they couldn't touch themselves.
8. JeiCass - November 3, 2009 12:22 PM
@5 YEAH! FRISIT!!!111!! is the new first!
@GW Bring back some of those baby raptors will ya?
9. Closet Nerd - November 3, 2009 12:25 PM
@2 Nice Try.... pay attention to your position, or you'll lose every time
http://de.acidcow.com/pics/20091103/gif_05.gif
10. ring - November 3, 2009 12:33 PM
Those Dinosaucers looked like they could arm wrestle a manbearpig and tear an arm off.
11. pedestrian - November 3, 2009 12:40 PM
really #3?
12. BRIGS - November 3, 2009 12:45 PM
win or lose the human would just be eaten..
damn cheatin' t-rex
13. naas - November 3, 2009 12:47 PM
I had a feeling checking comments on this one wasn't necessary for awhile. Am I too old to know what that's from?
What a stupid question btw, could a human beat a t-rex at armwre....... ITS A TREX DAMMIT, IT'LL BITE YOUR MEASLY HEAD OFF BEFORE YOU SQUEEZE ITS WIMPY CLAW!
14. naas - November 3, 2009 12:48 PM
@12 I am sorry it took me an extra 2 mins to say that, you summed it up well
15. cabbo - November 3, 2009 12:56 PM
Humans FTW. According to the rule set down by the challenge, as long as the T-rex doesn't die, we can shoot it in the arms. With a really big gun.
16. Derburger. - November 3, 2009 12:59 PM
T-rex vs Jeff Goldblum.
17. Pat - November 3, 2009 1:02 PM
@3 Ditto, brother!
18. ubflamed - November 3, 2009 1:38 PM
Their arms were strong because they did not have any bags to carry their stuff in so they had to hold it in their hands and they had a lot of stuff. The end.
19. Andyman - November 3, 2009 1:49 PM
...and who is gonna be the one to tie a rope around T-Rex's mouth to keep it from cheating?
20. ciao - November 3, 2009 2:47 PM
This sounds like a job for MythBusters! Wooossshhh! *flys off while holding a sac and a bat*
21. GoSS Jerk no longer sterilized for your pleasure - November 3, 2009 3:24 PM
@ Naas, is it Hawk or am i mixing up the names? Roky gone trucker film?
@ LSD, best comment i'v read for the last couople of days.. sure makes it worth my while scanning over the firstards...
22. mike - November 3, 2009 3:27 PM
damn ...i haven't seen "Over the Top" in a long time....gotta see it again!
23. Some one called for the UberNoob? - November 3, 2009 3:41 PM
so... GW... either you armwrestle with girls, or you play on the wrong team, if you understand... hmm...
- bothers your mind, don't it?
24. Ebee - November 3, 2009 4:56 PM
I am not sure about stallone, but chuck norris could defintly beat t-rex.
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25. h3llbring3r - November 3, 2009 5:30 PM
You're being glib! You don't know the history of dinosaurs! I do.
26. mfbinc - November 3, 2009 6:34 PM
obviously scientists have never see Bruno Sammartino do a curl...
27. Grant - November 3, 2009 10:07 PM
STOP STEALING ALL OF YOUR ARTICLES FROM POPSCI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
28. Jaded Icon - November 4, 2009 7:28 AM
@ Jack Conrad, a vertebrate paleontologist
Proof or GTFO!
BTW: Chuck Norris could do it....
29. Leonidas - November 4, 2009 10:44 AM
There's no such thing as a "bicep." Since it's a dual muscle, the singular is also "biceps." Proof that being an eminent professor can't save you from being a spelling-tard.