Still Waters Posted February 29, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Tyrannosaurus rex had the most powerful bite of any creature that has ever walked the Earth, say scientists.Previous estimates of the prehistoric predator's bite suggested it was much more modest - comparable to modern predators such as alligators. This measurement, based on a laser scan of a T. rex skull, showed that its bite was equivalent to three tonnes - about the weight of an elephant. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Not Resisting Posted February 29, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 29, 2012 So basically it could just chomp you in half, without effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic Chicken Posted March 3, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Tyrannosaurus has the worlds strongest bite... I really had no idea, Sherlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted March 3, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 3, 2012 it wasnt hard to imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted March 3, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 3, 2012 This is cOLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted March 3, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It amazes me how these guys come up with these theories,how do they know when there is nothing to compare with ?.We know that they were pretty nasty in their day,but was there not a much bigger predator that was discovered a while ago,maybe that had the strongest bite,so now these scientist chaps will be having an arguement as to which was the greatest.Oh well as long as it keeps them out of mischief,like trying to discover a cure for diseases etc,and doing something USEFULL instead of something which the average citizen does not care about,enough said.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryso Posted March 3, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Gets confusing. One minute these things are slow, scavengers. The next, top speed predators. Its not as if there tonnes of new evidence being dug up every day. I suppose they have to spend the grant of something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troublehalf Posted March 3, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I do laugh at the comments on "They could be doing something useful" - Well yes, but that would require another 5 years of studying at University/College.... Palaeontologists and archaeologists are not medical doctors, they do not have such degrees, therefore they cannot research diseases. Stuff like this has to be researched, stuff isn't black and white related to something. Just like you wouldn't think biology has anything to do with space travel, but it does. Same rules apply here. At least they've got a job and are contributing stuff to the scientific community. If it was not for the study of dinosaurs and so on we would never of come up with Extinction Event theories and other important lines of research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 3, 2012 #9 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) Jerky was tough in those days so it probably needed that three tonne bite. (shame about those wee arms though... lol) Edited March 3, 2012 by Eldorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Bubble Posted March 3, 2012 #10 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Always knew it was the best dinosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alienated Being Posted March 4, 2012 #11 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) It amazes me how these guys come up with these theories,how do they know when there is nothing to compare with ?.We know that they were pretty nasty in their day,but was there not a much bigger predator that was discovered a while ago,maybe that had the strongest bite,so now these scientist chaps will be having an arguement as to which was the greatest.Oh well as long as it keeps them out of mischief,like trying to discover a cure for diseases etc,and doing something USEFULL instead of something which the average citizen does not care about,enough said.... That may make sense if you were speaking in reference to actual medical scientists, and NOT paleontologists (whom, by definition, search for fossils of extinct creatures). Secondly, it is a "theory", not 100% fact. However, it is the strongest bite that we have recorded so far. Edited March 4, 2012 by Alienated Being Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaneSilvermoon Posted March 4, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Maybe my math is off, but this isn't nearly as interesting as they make it sound to me. 30,000-60,000 newtons is about 3.0-6.0 tonne. Granted it IS an increase, but according to this article, back in 2008 we were estimating a 3 tonne bite force on the T-rex already. And much higher on the Megalodon, around 18 tonne. http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2008/08/prehistoric_great_white_shark_had_strongest_bite_in_history.php It also says a modern white shark can exert a 1.8 tonne bite. ::edit:: I'm thinking those numbers are wrong though, and perhaps the shark article as well. Stupid conversions. Edited March 4, 2012 by BaneSilvermoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie2011 Posted March 4, 2012 #13 Share Posted March 4, 2012 wow how stupid and uninteresting...i thought my misses had the strongest bite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniqueWolf Posted March 27, 2012 #14 Share Posted March 27, 2012 SHOCKER!!! (no, not really) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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