▲ 128 ▼ TIL that humans are the only animals that have chins (www.smithsonianmag.com) submitted 2 years ago by Blaze@discuss.online to c/til@lemmy.ca 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (8 children) Wait, how did they make the cadaver arms punch and slap? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Gauges measured stress on the metacarpals during punches and slaps on padded-dumbbell targets created with a pendulum-like device. I take "a pendulum-like device" to mean they suspended either the arms or the targets and swung them to a collision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fidodo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This whole device sounds morbid but hilarious. Did they like strap dead bodies to a swing and position them like Superman and swing their bodies into a wall fist fist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago That would have been awesome, but I suspect that it was just the arms and that it was powered in some way, hence "pendulum-like". permalink fedilink source parent [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) You read the same article I did, so I'm also a little fuzzy on the exact details other than attaching fishing lines to tendons and possibly tightening them with guitar tuners. I'm not sure how they launched an attack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Gauges measured stress on the metacarpals during punches and slaps on padded-dumbbell targets created with a pendulum-like device. I take "a pendulum-like device" to mean they suspended either the arms or the targets and swung them to a collision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fucking dangling modifiers. I thought they were saying that they manufactured targets using a pendulum-like device. I kept reading that statement thinking it was such an oddly specific detail to vaguely reference. But using a pendulum to ensure consistent force and accuracy makes sense. Although, for my money, I'd rather strap a dead hand to a rocket-powered sled. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, it was very badly constructed. I had to read it a couple of times to decode it, and I have the advantage of having graded essays :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yay! Education Buddies! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Gauges measured stress on the metacarpals during punches and slaps on padded-dumbbell targets created with a pendulum-like device. I take "a pendulum-like device" to mean they suspended either the arms or the targets and swung them to a collision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fidodo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This whole device sounds morbid but hilarious. Did they like strap dead bodies to a swing and position them like Superman and swing their bodies into a wall fist fist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago That would have been awesome, but I suspect that it was just the arms and that it was powered in some way, hence "pendulum-like". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This whole device sounds morbid but hilarious. Did they like strap dead bodies to a swing and position them like Superman and swing their bodies into a wall fist fist? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago That would have been awesome, but I suspect that it was just the arms and that it was powered in some way, hence "pendulum-like". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago That would have been awesome, but I suspect that it was just the arms and that it was powered in some way, hence "pendulum-like". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) You read the same article I did, so I'm also a little fuzzy on the exact details other than attaching fishing lines to tendons and possibly tightening them with guitar tuners. I'm not sure how they launched an attack. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Gauges measured stress on the metacarpals during punches and slaps on padded-dumbbell targets created with a pendulum-like device. I take "a pendulum-like device" to mean they suspended either the arms or the targets and swung them to a collision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fucking dangling modifiers. I thought they were saying that they manufactured targets using a pendulum-like device. I kept reading that statement thinking it was such an oddly specific detail to vaguely reference. But using a pendulum to ensure consistent force and accuracy makes sense. Although, for my money, I'd rather strap a dead hand to a rocket-powered sled. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, it was very badly constructed. I had to read it a couple of times to decode it, and I have the advantage of having graded essays :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yay! Education Buddies! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Gauges measured stress on the metacarpals during punches and slaps on padded-dumbbell targets created with a pendulum-like device. I take "a pendulum-like device" to mean they suspended either the arms or the targets and swung them to a collision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fucking dangling modifiers. I thought they were saying that they manufactured targets using a pendulum-like device. I kept reading that statement thinking it was such an oddly specific detail to vaguely reference. But using a pendulum to ensure consistent force and accuracy makes sense. Although, for my money, I'd rather strap a dead hand to a rocket-powered sled. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, it was very badly constructed. I had to read it a couple of times to decode it, and I have the advantage of having graded essays :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yay! Education Buddies! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fucking dangling modifiers. I thought they were saying that they manufactured targets using a pendulum-like device. I kept reading that statement thinking it was such an oddly specific detail to vaguely reference. But using a pendulum to ensure consistent force and accuracy makes sense. Although, for my money, I'd rather strap a dead hand to a rocket-powered sled. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jadero@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, it was very badly constructed. I had to read it a couple of times to decode it, and I have the advantage of having graded essays :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yay! Education Buddies! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, it was very badly constructed. I had to read it a couple of times to decode it, and I have the advantage of having graded essays :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yay! Education Buddies! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Yay! Education Buddies! permalink fedilink source parent