Can a human bite through a bone? – Secondary 11 – 19 Zone

Question: Can a human bite through a bone?
- Keywords:
  bite,
  bone,
  hard,
  hardness,
  human,
  strength
Asked by kamilo12 to David, Jonathan, Pete, Sam on 8 Jul 2012.
- Pete Etchells answered on 8 Jul 2012:
  
  It depends on the bone – big bones will be harder to break through than little ones. I’m not completely sure, but I would guess that it’s possible for a human to bite through small bones like the ones in your fingers, but not bigger ones like your thigh bone (‘femur’).

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