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Rmsyll2
Feb 8, 2012, 2:51 AM
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A study has shown that the bite force of a 20' Great White Shark is about 18 kN, enough to cut chunks out of a whale and crush bones. The tested breaking strength of a closed carabiner is commonly greater than that.
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Feb 8, 2012, 3:01 AM
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styndall
Feb 8, 2012, 3:14 AM
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Rmsyll2 wrote: A study has shown that the bite force of a 20' Great White Shark is about 18 kN, enough to cut chunks out of a whale and crush bones. The tested breaking strength of a closed carabiner is commonly greater than that. .
Good to know, man. I've been worried about using mine near sharks, so that's a real load off my mind.
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JoeNYC
Feb 8, 2012, 6:33 AM
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I hate the word "factoid," even it's own definition contradicts itself.
(This post was edited by JoeNYC on Feb 8, 2012, 6:34 AM)
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patto
Feb 8, 2012, 11:32 AM
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I find the more interesting factoid is that the great white's bite force is only 20x that of a person. In other words a person's bite for is around 1kN! OUCH!
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olderic
Feb 8, 2012, 2:47 PM
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Anaother dumb "factoid" or "data point" or whatever other dumb buzz phrase you care to use - most anchors will NOT actually hold a bus.
It's very important to maximize your accumulation of factoids before you leave the ground. It's all about safety.
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ChalkIsCheap
Feb 8, 2012, 5:14 PM
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olderic wrote: Anaother dumb "factoid" or "data point" or whatever other dumb buzz phrase you care to use - most anchors will NOT actually hold a bus. It's very important to maximize your accumulation of factoids before you leave the ground. It's all about safety.
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Gmburns2000
Feb 8, 2012, 6:17 PM
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ChalkIsCheap wrote: olderic wrote: Anaother dumb "factoid" or "data point" or whatever other dumb buzz phrase you care to use - most anchors will NOT actually hold a bus. It's very important to maximize your accumulation of factoids before you leave the ground. It's all about safety. Will they hold a short bus?
They'll hold yours.
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qwert
Feb 8, 2012, 6:20 PM
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I thought trolling and obvious bullshitting isnt allowed outside of scummunity?
Where is the "report for trolling" button?
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dharmanos
Feb 8, 2012, 7:53 PM
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The word is defined by the Compact Oxford English Dictionary as "an item of unreliable information that is repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact.
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donwanadi
Feb 8, 2012, 8:04 PM
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Lucky for the sharks, deep water soloing doesn't require carabiners. 
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bill413
Feb 8, 2012, 8:43 PM
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6pacfershur
Feb 9, 2012, 12:57 AM
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qwert wrote: I thought trolling and obvious bullshitting isnt allowed outside of scummunity? Where is the "report for trolling" button? qwert
you're kidding....obvious BS is a large part of this forum
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