Tuesday, 11 June 2013

You can chew concrete

The strongest muscle in the human body, in proportion to weight, is the masseter muscle, which is the muscle you use for mastication. You have two – one on either side of your jaw – and each can impart 900 pounds of force. If only your teeth could with stand it, you’d be able to chew up a cinder block, or puncture a truck tire.

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